A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea-surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling and environmental studies

Banzon, Viva; Smith, Thomas M.; Chin, Toshio Mike; Liu, Chunying; Hankins, William

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-165-2016

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-165-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-8-165-2016

© Author(s) 2016. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 8, issue 1

Brief communication

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28 Apr 2016

Brief communication |

| 28 Apr 2016

A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea-surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling and environmental studies

Viva Banzon, Thomas M. Smith, Toshio Mike Chin, Chunying Liu, and William Hankins

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Final revised paper (published on 28 Apr 2016)
Preprint (discussion started on 19 Jan 2016)

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AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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SC1: 'review of "A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea-surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling" and environmental studies', Jorge Vazquez, 06 Feb 2016
- AC1: 'response to SC1', Viva Banzon, 11 Feb 2016
RC1: 'Short comment again as Referee comment: "review of "A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea-surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling" and environmental studies"', Jorge Vazquez, 11 Feb 2016
- AC2: 'reply to RC1', Viva Banzon, 11 Feb 2016
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling and environmental studies” by V. Banzon et al.', Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli, 29 Feb 2016
- AC3: 'response to RC2', Viva Banzon, 03 Mar 2016
  - RC3: 'Interactive comment on “A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling and environmental studies” by V. Banzon et al.', Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli, 03 Mar 2016
    - AC4: 'response to RC3', Viva Banzon, 14 Mar 2016
      - RC4: 'modifications to A long-term record of blended satellite and in situ sea-surface temperature for climate monitoring, modeling and environmental studies" by V. Banzon, T. M. Smith, C. Liu, and W. Hankins', Bruno Buongiorno Nardelli, 14 Mar 2016

Short summary

A sea surface temperature product that is constructed by blending in situ and satellite data with gaps filled using using optimum interpolation is described. Product format and characteristics (e.g., over 30-year time span; 0.25° (~ 25 km) daily resolution) that make it suitable for climate modeling, monitoring and other long-term studies at regional and local scales are described. The history of the product and earlier versions, a common source of confusion, are also discussed.