Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST), Version 4

Dataset Identification:

Resource Abstract:
The Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) dataset is a global monthly sea surface temperature analysis on a 2x2 degree grid derived from the International Comprehensive Ocean-Atmosphere Dataset (ICOADS). The latest ERSST Version 4 (v4) is based on Version 3b (v3b). Major revisions for v4 include: updated and substantively more complete input data from the ICOADS Release 2.5 (R2.5); revised Empirical Orthogonal Teleconnections (EOTs) and EOT acceptance criterion; updated sea surface temperature (SST) quality control procedures; revised SST anomaly (SSTA) evaluation methods; updated bias adjustments of ship SSTs using Hadley Nighttime Marine Air Temperature version 2 (HadNMAT2); and a buoy SST bias adjustment not previously made in v3b. ERSST v4 is generated using in situ SST data and improved statistical methods that allow stable reconstruction when data are sparse. The monthly analysis extends from January 1854 to the present, but because of sparse data in the early years, there is damping of the analyzed signal before 1880. After 1880, the strength of the signal is more consistent over time. The product is updated monthly with the available GTS ship and buoy data for that month. Data for the time period from January 2001 to the previous month are recalculated every month. Data before January 2001 are not updated. Note that v3b data were recalculated every month for January 1985 to the previous month. The SST anomalies are computed with respect to a 1971-2000 month climatology. Local and short-term variations have been smoothed in the ERSST analysis. The product is suitable for long-term global and basin-wide SST studies, and it is used as an input to the NCEI Merged Land Ocean Surface Temperature (MLOST) product. The data are written to a monthly netCDF files with CF metadata attributes included.
Citation
Title Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST), Version 4
alternateTitle  ERSST v4
publication  Date   2015-05-26
Edition Version 4
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
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Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
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hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
cited responsible party - principalInvestigator
individual Name Huang, Boyin
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Banzon, Viva F.
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Freeman, Eric
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Lawrimore, Jay
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Liu, Wei
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Peterson, Thomas C.
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Smith, Thomas M.
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/STAR > Center for Satellite Applications and Research, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Thorne, Peter W.
organisation Name  NERSC > Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Woodruff, Scott D.
organisation Name  UCO/CIRES > Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado
cited responsible party - collaborator
individual Name Zhang, Huai-Min
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
cited responsible party -
organisation Name  
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) v4
URL: https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/data-access/marineocean-data/extended-reconstructed-sea-surface-temperature-ersst-v4
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Description Home page with information on the dataset.
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Topic Category:  climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords:
Theme keywords (theme):
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE
thesaurus name >
Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science and Services Keywords
revision  Date   2015-08-04
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
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Theme keywords (theme):
Oceanic - Surface - Sea-surface Temperature
thesaurus name >
Title Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Climate Variables (ECVs)
publication  Date   2010
Edition GCOS-138 (August 2010)
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  UN/WMO > World Meteorological Organization, United Nations
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name GCOS Essential Climate Variables
URL: http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/gcos/index.php?name=EssentialClimateVariables
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Description Overview of the GCOS Essential Climate Variables.
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Location keywords:
GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
revision  Date   2015-04-07
Edition Version 8.1
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organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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Description Overview of the NASA GCMD Keywords.
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Stratum keywords:
VERTICAL LOCATION > SEA SURFACE
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
revision  Date   2015-04-07
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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dataResolution Keywords
Horizontal Resolution Range: 100 km - < 250 km or approximately 1 degree - < 2.5 degrees
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Resolution Keywords
revision  Date   2013-03-19
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
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dataCenter Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Title Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
revision  Date   2015-10-02
Edition Version 8.1
cited responsible party - publisher
organisation Name  NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/GCMD > Global Change Master Directory, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA
Contact information
Linkage for online resource
name NASA GCMD Keyword Community Page
URL: https://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/learn/keywords.html
protocol HTTPS
link function information
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Theme keywords (theme):
Climatology
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Title Science Domain > Climatology
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Sea Surface
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > Critical Zone
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
NOAA
DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
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Title Organization > GOVERNMENT AGENCIES-U.S. FEDERAL AGENCIES
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Strength
Ocean
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Title Feature > Marine Feature
publication  Date   2018-12-15
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Theme keywords (theme):
Analysis
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Title Method > information processing
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Temperature
Surface Temperature
Horizontal
Centered
thesaurus name >
Title Property > Measure
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Dataset
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Title Resource Type > Dataset
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Buoy
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Title Equipment > Instrument
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
DAMP
thesaurus name >
Title Material > Chemical
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
National Centers for Environmental Information
U.S. Department of Commerce
thesaurus name >
Title Virtual International Authority File (VIAF) Corporate Names
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
Theme keywords (theme):
Marine
thesaurus name >
Title Realm > marine
publication  Date   2018-12-15
other Citation Details  Cinergi keyword enhanced.File generated at Sat Dec 15 04:58:54 UTC 2018
purpose:
This dataset is suitable for long-term Global and basin-specific sea surface temperature studies by the climate research, monitoring and application communities.
Browse image (thumbnail):
thumbnail file name:  ...
file type: PNG
thumbnail file description:  ERSST v4 image for May 2015.
Resource language:  eng; USA
Resource progress code:  onGoing
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  monthly
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
Cite this dataset when used as a source: Boyin Huang, Viva F. Banzon, Eric Freeman, Jay Lawrimore, Wei Liu, Thomas C. Peterson, Thomas M. Smith, Peter W. Thorne, Scott D. Woodruff, and Huai-Min Zhang, 2015: Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST), Version 4. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. doi:10.7289/V5KD1VVF [access date].
Constraints on resource usage:
Legal Constraints
use constraint:  otherRestrictions
Other constraints
NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NCEI makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Spatial representation type code:  grid
Resource extent
Geographic Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
extent Type Code  1
westBoundLongitude  -180.0
eastBoundLongitude  180.0
northBoundLatitude  90.0
southBoundLatitude  -90.0
Temporal Extent
ground condition 1854-01-01 1
point of contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
point of contact - pointOfContact
individual Name Boyin Huang
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Physical Scientist
Contact information
Telephone
Voice +1 (828) 271-4851
Address
electronic Mail Address boyin.huang@noaa.gov
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Scope of quality information
scope level  dataset
Resource lineage description
Lineage statement
The data were produced by and are archived at the NOAA NCEI.

Scope of quality information
scope level  repository
Level Description
other component described  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Resource lineage description

Resource distribution information

Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Format
Format name XML
Format version 
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Digital Transfer Options
transfer Size 1
Linkage for online resource
name Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST), Version 4 Landing Page
URL: https://data.nodc.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iso?id=gov.noaa.ncdc:C00884
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Dataset landing page with general information and access links for the dataset.
target application profile  Description
Distributor
distributor contact - distributor
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name Customer Engagement Branch
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Standard ordering process
fees In most cases, electronic downloads of the data are free, however fees may apply for data certifications, copies of analog materials, and data distribution on physical media.
Ordering Instructions  Distributed data file naming convention: ersst.v4.[YYYY][MM].nc
Format
Format name netCDF
Format version 3
specification > NetCDF file format following Climate and Forecast (CF) Metadata Conventions. See resources for NetCDF and CF Metadata, at http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/software/netcdf/ and http://cfconventions.org/
Format
Format name ASCII
Format version 
specification > See ASCII format specification for ERSST v4: http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/ersst/v4/ascii/Readme
Digital Transfer Options
Linkage for online resource
name NCEI public HTTP server
URL: https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/ersst/v4/
protocol HTTP
link function download
Description Access to the product via HTTP direct download.
target application profile  Download
Linkage for online resource
name NCEI public FTP server
URL: ftp://ftp.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/ersst/v4/
protocol FTP
link function download
Description Access to the product via FTP.
target application profile  Download
Linkage for online resource
name ERSST v4 Status Reports
URL: https://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/cmb/ersst/v4/Readme.Status.Changes
protocol HTTP
link function information
Description Provides description of status and version changes.
target application profile  Web Browser

Metadata data stamp:  2017-04-24
Resource Maintenance Information
maintenance or update frequency:  asNeeded
notes: Bulk metadata change applied on 2017-04-24. See version control repository history for metadata change details.
Metadata contact - pointOfContact
organisation Name  DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
position Name ISO 19115 Metadata Contact
Contact information
Telephone
Voice 1-828-271-4800
Fax 1-828-271-4876
Address
151 Patton AvenueVeach-Baley Federal Building, Room 468, Asheville, NC, 28801-5001 Country USA
electronic Mail Address ncei.orders@noaa.gov
Linkage for online resource
name NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov
protocol HTTPS
link function information
Description NCEI home page with information, data access and contact information.
target application profile  Web Browser
hoursOfService 8:00 - 6:00 Eastern
Metadata scope code  dataset
Metadata language  eng; USA
Metadata character set encoding:   utf8
Metadata standard for this record:  ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data
standard version:  ISO 19115-2:2009(E)
Metadata record identifier:  gov.noaa.ncdc:C00884

Metadata record format is ISO19139-2 XML (MI_Metadata)