Vertical array summaries of statistical analyses of temperature data from serial station observations in seas adjacent to Japan. The data covers the period from 1906 to 1994, aggregated by month and depth on a 1-degree grid. The product includes mean values, sample counts, maximums, minimums, and standard deviations for selected months and standard oceanographic levels.
Use Cases
- Analyze seasonal temperature cycles based on monthly statistical summaries.
- Study long-term temperature trends from 1906 to 1994.
- Map spatial temperature patterns based on 1-degree grid data.
- Assess data reliability based on sample counts per grid cell.
- Compare temperature extremes based on maximum and minimum values.
Strengths
- Data spans a long historical period from 1906 to 1994.
- Provides multiple statistical measures including mean, standard deviation, and sample count.
- Aggregated on a standardized 1-degree latitude-longitude grid.
Limitations
- Last updated 1994-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to nasa_earthdata.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Statistical analysis of serial station temperature data.
- Time Range
- 1906-1994
- Geography
- Japan adjacent seas