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This is a dataset of mean monthly surface climate measurements over global land areas, excluding Antarctica, for the period 1961-1990. Values were interpolated from station data to a 0.5 degree latitude/longitude grid for several climatic parameters: precipitation and wet-day frequency, mean temperature and diurnal temperature range (from which maximum temperature and minimum temperature can be determined), vapour pressure, sunshine, cloud cover, ground-frost frequency and windspeed. A description of the data files is provided as a companion file. For a complete documentation of the dataset, see New et al, 1999. Also refer to IPCC Data Distribution Centre.

Product Summary

Platforms
NOT APPLICABLE
Instruments
NOT APPLICABLE
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
1961-01-01 to 1991-01-01
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C2776876780-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
11
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Freeze/Frost ,
Solar Irradiance ,
Air Temperature ,
Maximum/Minimum Temperature ,
Water Vapor ,
Surface Winds ,
Cloud Frequency ,
Precipitation Amount

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

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New, M., Hulme, M., & Jones, P. D. (2000). Global 30-Year Mean Monthly Climatology, 1961-1990 (New et al.) (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/542 Date Accessed: 2026-04-24

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Seasonal climate drivers of peak NDVI in a series of Arctic peatlands Crichton, Katherine A., Anderson, Karen, Charman, Dan J., Gallego-Sala, Angela Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Drivers of C cycling in three arctic-alpine plant communities Srensen, Mia Vedel, Graae, Bente Jessen, Classen, Aimee, Enquist, Brian J., Strimbeck, Richard Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Draining the Pool? Carbon Storage and Fluxes in Three Alpine Plant Communities Srensen, Mia Vedel, Strimbeck, Richard, Nystuen, Kristin Odden, Kapas, Rozalia Erzsebet, Enquist, Brian J., Graae, Bente Jessen Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Experimental herbivore exclusion, shrub introduction, and carbon sequestration in alpine plant communities Srensen, Mia Vedel, Graae, Bente Jessen, Hagen, Dagmar, Enquist, Brian J., Nystuen, Kristin Odden, Strimbeck, Richard Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Contribution of contaminated sites to the global mercury budget Kocman, David, Horvat, Milena, Pirrone, Nicola, Cinnirella, Sergio Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Comparison of modeling approaches for carbon partitioning: Impact on estimates of global net primary production and equilibrium biomass of woody vegetation from MODIS GPP Ise, Takeshi, Litton, Creighton M., Giardina, Christian P., Ito, Akihiko Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Simulating boreal forest dynamics from perspectives of ecophysiology, resource availability, and climate change Ise, Takeshi, Moorcroft, Paul R. Plant Characteristics, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, Crown, Canopy Characteristics, Forests, Vegetation Species, Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Texture, Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
A model for seasonality and distribution of leaf area index of forests and its application to China Luo, Tianxiang, Neilson, Ronald P., Tian, Hanqin, Vorosmarty, Charles J., Zhu, Huazhong, Liu, Shirong Soil Depth, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Texture, Soil Classification, Canopy Characteristics, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Subfossil Cladocera in relation to contemporary environmental variables in 54 Pan-European lakes BJERRING, RIKKE, BECARES, ELOY, DECLERCK, STEVEN, GROSS, ELISABETH M., HANSSON, LARSANDERS, KAIRESALO, TIMO, NYKANEN, MIRVA, HALKIEWICZ, ANNA, KORNIJOW, RYSZARD, CONDEPORCUNA, JOSE M., SEFERLIS, MILTIADIS, NOGES, TIINA, MOSS, BRIAN, AMSINCK, SUSANNE LILDAL, ODGAARD, BENT VAD, JEPPESEN, ERIK Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Patterns and regulation of dissolved organic carbon: An analysis of 7,500 widely distributed lakes Sobek, Sebastian, Tranvik, Lars J., Prairie, Yves T., Kortelainen, Pirkko, Cole, Jonathan J. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
The global-scale temperature and moisture dependencies of soil organic carbon decomposition: an analysis using a mechanistic decomposition model Ise, Takeshi, Moorcroft, Paul R. Soil Classification, Soil Chemistry, Soil Bulk Density, Nitrogen, Carbon, Soil Horizons/Profile, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Temperature independence of carbon dioxide supersaturation in global lakes Sobek, Sebastian, Tranvik, Lars J., Cole, Jonathan J. Carbon, Nitrogen, Soil Water Holding Capacity, Soil Bulk Density, Soil Chemistry, Soil Classification, Soil Moisture/Water Content, Soil Horizons/Profile, Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
Environmental Modeling and Assessment Luxmoore, Robert J., Hargrove, William W., Tharp, M. Lynn, Post, Wilfred M., Berry, Michael W., Minser, Karen S., Cropper, Jr., Wendell P., Johnson, Dale W., Zeide, Boris, Amateis, Ralph L., Burkhart, Harold E., Baldwin, Jr., V. Clark, Peterson, Kelly D. Freeze/Frost, Solar Irradiance, Air Temperature, Maximum/Minimum Temperature, Water Vapor, Surface Winds, Cloud Frequency, Precipitation Amount
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