The Temperature Record References

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Brohan, P., Kennedy, J., Harris, I., Tett, S., & Jones, P. (2006). Uncertainty estimates in regional and global observed temperature changes: a new dataset from 1850. Journal of Geophysical Research , 111.

Christy, J.R, Spencer, R. W., Norris, W. B.; Braswell, W.D. (2003, May). Error Estimates of Version 5.0 of MSU-AMSU Bulk Atmospheric Temperatures. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology. 20  613-629.

Christy, J.R., Spencer, R. W., Norris, W. B.; Braswell, W.D. (n.d.). uahncdc.lt. Retrieved January 2009, from The National Space Science & Technology Center: http://vortex.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/t2lt/uahncdc.lt

Fu, Q., & Johanson, C. M. (2005). Satellite-derived vertical dependence of tropical tropospheric temperature trends. Geophysical Research Letters , 32.

Gentry, P. (2005, August 11). California group’s answer to climate puzzler improves the accuracy of global climate data. Retrieved June 5, 2008, from UAHuntsville: The University of Alabama in Huntsville: http://www.uah.edu/News/newsread.php?newsID=60=

Hansen, J. (2007, August 10). A Light On Upstairs. Retrieved June 6, 2008, from Dr. James E. Hansen: http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/20070810_LightUpstairs.pdf

Hansen, J. (2007, August 16). The Real Deal: Usafruct & the Gorilla. Retrieved June 5, 2008, from Dr. James E. Hansen: http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/20070816_realdeal.pdf

Hansen, J., & Lebedeff, S. (1987). Global trends of mesasured surface air temperature. Journal of Geophysical Research , 13345-13372.

Hansen, J., Ruedy, R., & Sato, M., Imhoff, M., Lawrence, W., Easterling, D., Peterson, T., Karl, T. (2001). A closer look at United States and global surface temperature change. Journal of Geophysical Research , 23947-23963.

Hansen, J., Ruedy, R., Glascoe, J., & Sato, M. (1999). GISS analysis of surface temperature change. Journal of Geophysical Research , 30997-31002.

Mauna Loa Observatory. (n.d.). ESLR Global Monitoring Division - Climate. Retrieved June 5, 2008, from NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory: http://esrl.noaa.gov/gmd/about/climate.html

Mears, C. A., & Wentz, F. J. (Accepted). Construction of the RSS V3.2 lower tropospheric temperature dataset from the MSU and AMSU microwave sounders. Journal of Atmospheric and Oceanic Technology .

NASA GISS. (n.d.). GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP). Retrieved January 2009, from Goddard Institute for Space Studies: http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp

Rayner, N., Brohan, P., Parker, D., Folland, C., Kennedy, J., Vanicek, M., et al. (2006). Improved analyses of changes and uncertainties in sea surface temperature measured in situ since the mid nineteenth century: the HadSST2 data set. Journal of Climate , 19 (3), 446-469.

Rayner, N., Parker, D., Horton, E., Folland, C., Alexander, L., Rowell, D., et al. (2003). Global analyses of sea surface temperature, sea ice, and night marine air temperature since the late nineteenth century. Journal of Geophysical Research , 108 (D14).

Reynolds, R., Rayner, N., Smith, T., Stokes, D., & Wang, W. (2002). An improved in situ and satellite SST analysis for climate. Journal of Climate , 1609-1625.

RSS. (n.d.). RSS / MSU and AMSU Data Description . Retrieved January 2009, from Remote Sensing Systems: http://www.remss.com/msu/msu_data_description.html

UK Hadley Centre and Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia. (n.d.). Temperature Data (HADCRUT3 and CRUTEMP3). Retrieved January 2009, from Climatic Research Unit: http://www.cru.uea.ac.uk/cru/data/temperature/

Vinnikov, K. Y., Grody, N. C., Robock, A., Stouffer, R. J., Jones, P. D., & Goldberg, M. D. (2006). Temperature trends at the surface and in the troposphere. Journal of Geophysical Research , 111.

Wolter, K. (2009, February). Multivariate ENSO Index. Retrieved February, 19 2009, from Earth System Research Laboratory: Physical Sciences Division: http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/enso.mei_index.html

Wolter, K., & Timlin, M. (1993). Monitoring ENSO in COADS with seasonally adjusted principal component index. Proceedings of the 17th Climate Diagnostics Workshop (pp. 52-57). Norman, OK: NOAA/NMC/CAC, NSSL, Oklahoma Clim. Survey, CIMMS and the School of Meteor., Univ. of Oklahoma.