Further Exploring and Quantifying Uncertainties for Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) Version 4 (v4)
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Further Exploring and Quantifying Uncertainties for Extended Reconstructed Sea Surface Temperature (ERSST) Version 4 (v4)

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  • Journal Title:
    Journal of Climate
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    The uncertainty in Extended Reconstructed SST (ERSST) version 4 (v4) is reassessed based upon 1) reconstruction uncertainties and 2) an extended exploration of parametric uncertainties. The reconstruction uncertainty (U-r) results from using a truncated (130) set of empirical orthogonal teleconnection functions (EOTs), which yields an inevitable loss of information content, primarily at a local level. The U-r is assessed based upon 32 ensemble ERSST. v4 analyses with the spatially complete monthly Optimum Interpolation SST product. The parametric uncertainty (U-p) results from using different parameter values in quality control, bias adjustments, and EOT definition etc. The U-p is assessed using a 1000-member ensemble ERSST. v4 analysis with different combinations of plausible settings of 24 identified internal parameter values. At the scale of an individual grid box, the SST uncertainty varies between 0.3 degrees and 0.7 degrees C and arises from both U-r and U-p. On the global scale, the SST uncertainty is substantially smaller (0.03 degrees-0.14 degrees C) and predominantly arises from U-p. The SST uncertainties are greatest in periods and locales of data sparseness in the nineteenth century and relatively small after the 1950s. The global uncertainty estimates in ERSST. v4 are broadly consistent with independent estimates arising from the Hadley Centre SST dataset version 3 (HadSST3) and Centennial Observation-Based Estimates of SST version 2 (COBE-SST2). The uncertainty in the internal parameter values in quality control and bias adjustments can impact the SST trends in both the long-term (1901-2014) and "hiatus" (2000-14) periods.
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    Journal of Climate, 29(9), 3119-3142.
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