| Datasets | Areal Coverage | Grid Size | Time Step | Time Coverage | Levels |
|---|
| GISS surface temperature analysis
|
| Global | 1.0°x1.0° |
Monthly | 1880-present | None |
| Interpolated OLR
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily,Monthly | 1979-2005 | None |
| North American Regional Renalaysis (NARR)
|
| Northern Hemisphere | 32km grids |
8X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-2004 | 28 Pressure |
| NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T42 Gaussian, T62 spectral |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
| PSD Derived NCEP/NCAR Reanalysis Products
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5°, T62 Gaussian |
Daily, Monthly | 1948-present | 17 pressure levels, 28 spectral |
| NCEP/DOE Reanalysis II
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
4X Daily, Daily, Monthly | 1979-2004 | 17 Pressure levels |
| NOAA Highly Reflective Clouds
|
| Tropics | 1.0°x1.0° |
Daily, Monthly | 1971-1988 | None |
| Uninterpolated OLR
|
| Global | 2.5°x2.5° |
Daily | 1991-present | None |
