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Title: Global, Hemispheric, and Zonal Temperature Deviations Derived From a 63-Station Radiosonde Network

Abstract

Surface temperatures and thickness-derived temperatures from a 63-station, globally distributed radiosonde network have been used to estimate global, hemispheric, and zonal annual and seasonal temperature deviations. Most of the temperature values used were column-mean temperatures, obtained from the differences in height (thickness) between constant-pressure surfaces at individual radiosonde stations. The pressure-height data before 1980 were obtained from published values in Monthly Climatic Data for the World. Between 1980 and 1990, Angell used data from both the Climatic Data for the World and the Global Telecommunications System (GTS) Network received at the National Meteorological Center. Between 1990 and 1995, the data were obtained only from GTS, and since 1995 the data have been obtained from National Center for Atmospheric Research files. The data are evaluated as deviations from the mean based on the interval 1958-1977. The station deviations have been averaged (with equal weighting) to obtain annual and seasonal temperature deviations for the globe, the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, and the following latitudinal zones: North (60° N-90° N) and South (60° S-90° S) Polar; North (30° N-60° N) and South (30° S-60° S) Temperate; North (10° N-30° N) and South (10° S-30° S) Subtropical; Tropical(30° S-30° N); and Equatorial (10° S-10°more » N). The seasonal calculations are for the standard meteorological seasons (i.e., winter is defined as December, January, and February; spring is March, April, and May, etc.) and the annual calculations are for December through the following November (i.e., for the four meteorological seasons). For greater details, see Angell and Korshover (1983) and Angell (1988, 1991)For access to the data files, click this link to the CDIAC data transition website: http://cdiac.ess-dive.lbl.gov/trends/temp/angell/angell.html« less

Authors:

  1. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Air Resources Laboratory
Publication Date:
Other Number(s):
osti:1394912; doi:10.3334/CDIAC/CLI.005; cdiac:doi 10.3334/CDIAC/cli.005
Research Org.:
Environmental System Science Data Infrastructure for a Virtual Ecosystem (ESS-DIVE) (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
U.S. DOE > Office of Science (SC) > Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
Keywords:
radiosonde network; seasonal temperature deviations; surface temperatures; thickness-derived temperatures; surface; surface-100 mb; 850-300 mb; 300-100 mb; 100-50 mb; 100-30 mb; troposphere; low stratosphere; TRENDS-TEMPERATURE; ann; fall; spr; sum; win; year
OSTI Identifier:
1394912
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/cli.005

Citation Formats

Angell, J. K. Global, Hemispheric, and Zonal Temperature Deviations Derived From a 63-Station Radiosonde Network. United States: N. p., 2002. Web. doi:10.3334/CDIAC/cli.005.
Angell, J. K. Global, Hemispheric, and Zonal Temperature Deviations Derived From a 63-Station Radiosonde Network. United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/cli.005
Angell, J. K. 2002. "Global, Hemispheric, and Zonal Temperature Deviations Derived From a 63-Station Radiosonde Network". United States. doi:https://doi.org/10.3334/CDIAC/cli.005. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1394912. Pub date:Tue Apr 30 00:00:00 EDT 2002
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