Merged Hadley-OI sea surface temperature and sea ice concentration data set

The merged Hadley-OI sea surface temperature (SST) and sea ice concentration (SIC) data sets were specifically developed as surface forcing data sets for AMIP style uncoupled simulations of the Community Atmosphere Model (CAM). The Hadley Centre's SST/SIC version 1.1 (HADISST1), which is derived gridded, bias-adjusted in situ observations, were merged with the NOAA-Optimal Interpolation (version 2; OI.v2) analyses. The HADISST1 spanned 1870 onward but the OI.v2, which started in November 1981, better resolved features such as the Gulf Stream and Kuroshio Current which are important components of the climate system. Since the two data sets used different development methods, anomalies from a base period were used to create a more homogeneous record. Also, additional adjustments were made to the SIC data set.

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5065/r33v-sv91

Temporal Range

1870-01 to 2022-06

Spatial Resolution

1.0 degreesLatitude
1.0 degreesLongitude

Related Links

A New Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Boundary Dataset for the Community Atmosphere Model - Hurrell, J. W., J. J. Hack, D. Shea, J. M. Caron, and J. Rosinski. (2008). J. Climate, 21, 5145–5153.

GCMD Science Keywords

• Cryosphere > Sea Ice > Sea Ice Concentration
• Models > Atmospheric General Circulation Models
• Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature

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Support Contact

Adam Phillips
UCAR/NCAR - Climate and Global Dynamics Laboratory
asphilli@ucar.edu

Data Curator

GDEX Curator
UCAR/NCAR - GDEX
datahelp@ucar.edu

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