Natural SciencesEarth SciencesOceanographyClimate ScienceClimatologyPhysical OceanographyMarine ClimatologySea Surface TemperatureSea Surface Temperature VariabilityOcean Heat Content ObservationSea Surface Temperature ClimatologySea Surface Temperature ReanalysisSea Surface Temperature RetrievalTemperature-salinity Structure
This World Ocean Atlas 2023 document describes the data quality control, processing, and objective analysis used to estimate global ocean climatological means of temperature from quality-controlled in situ ocean temperature profiles.