Website

GISS Surface Temperature Analysis
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/

Chart

Code

GISS GISTEMP Source Code
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/sources/

Community Code

EdGCM Station Data
http://dev.edgcm.columbia.edu/wiki/StationData

Google Code: open-gistemp
http://code.google.com/p/open-gistemp/

Methodology

GISS GISTEMP Analysis
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/sources/gistemp.html

Datasets

GLB.Ts	Global-mean monthly, annual and seasonal dTs based on met.station data, 1880-present, updated through most recent month
NH.Ts	Northern Hemisphere-mean monthly, annual and seasonal dTs based on met.station data, 1880-present, updated through most recent month
SH.Ts	Southern Hemisphere-mean monthly, annual and seasonal dTs based on met.station data, 1880-present, updated through most recent month
GLB.Ts+dSST	Global-mean monthly, annual and seasonal land-ocean temperature index, 1880-present, updated through most recent month
ZonAnn.Ts	Zonal-mean annual dTs, 1880-present, updated through most recent complete calendar year
ZonAnn.Ts+dSST	Zonal-mean annual land-ocean temperature index, 1880-present, updated through most recent completed year

References

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