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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
- Environmental issues
- Agriculture issues
- Water cycle
- Energy cycle
- Weather forecast
- 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.
| Begin Date | End Date | Access | Doc |
| Average Surface Temperature | K | GLDAS Model | 1979 | present | ftp | Y |
Other sources for data
- GLDAS
- NOAA/NCDC
- UNEP
- USGS
Atmos Composition
