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AVERAGE SURFACE TEMPERATURE

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Definition

Average surface temperature of the earth is the combined temperature of the near-surface air temperature and the sea surface temperature. It is an impotent measured quantity in analyzing of the global climate change.

Applications

  1. Environmental issues
  2. Agriculture issues
  3. Water cycle
  4. Energy cycle
  5. Weather forecast
  6. Global climate change

GES DISC Datasets

To access products that have a specific parameter click on the corresponding 'data access' links in the table below.

Parameter Units Platform /Instrument Data
Begin Date End Date Access Doc
Average Surface Temperature K GLDAS Model 1979 2007 ftp Y

Other sources for data



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  • Last updated: April 07, 2008 13:12:16 GMT