A climate data record of atmospheric moisture and  sea surface temperature from satellite observations

Fu, Yixiao; Zou, Cheng-Zhi; Zhang, Peng; Wu, Banghai; Wu, Shengli; Liu, Shi; Wang, Yu

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4651-2025

Articles | Volume 17, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4651-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-17-4651-2025

© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 17, issue 9

Data description paper

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23 Sep 2025

Data description paper |

| 23 Sep 2025

A climate data record of atmospheric moisture and sea surface temperature from satellite observations

Yixiao Fu, Cheng-Zhi Zou, Peng Zhang, Banghai Wu, Shengli Wu, Shi Liu, and Yu Wang

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This study presents a climate data record (CDR) of atmospheric column water vapor and sea surface temperature using over two decades of stable-orbit satellite-based passive microwave imagery observations. The evaluation results show that the CDR has long-term consistency and continuity, and is more accurate than other similar products in climate covariability, suggesting that the CDR is suitable for climate change research and for constraining climate model simulations.