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Zack LabeonMastodon1d ago
One of my original climate visualizations is the monthly Arctic ranking heatmap for lower tropospheric temperatures (925 hPa). It used NCEP/NCAR R1, which is now discontinued (overdue for an update anyways).
Follow my new ERA5 version, updated monthly: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-temperatures/. Compare below...
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Analysis Summary
Climate scientist Zack Labe announced he's updated his Arctic temperature visualization tool, switching from the discontinued NCEP/NCAR R1 dataset to the active ERA5 reanalysis. The new version updates monthly and is available at his website. Labe is a recognized Arctic climate expert whose temperature visualizations are widely used by climate researchers and communicators.
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“One of my original climate visualizations is the monthly Arctic ranking heatmap for lower tropospheric temperatures (925 hPa). It used NCEP/NCAR R1, which is now discontinued.”
Zack Labe is a published climate scientist who maintains public Arctic temperature datasets. NCEP/NCAR R1 reanalysis is a well-known discontinued dataset.
“Follow my new ERA5 version, updated monthly”
ERA5 is an active reanalysis dataset from Copernicus Climate Change Service. Link to Labe's updated visualization is provided and accessible.
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