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Land surface temperature monthly gridded data from 1995 to present derived from satellite observations

This dataset contains monthly daytime and nighttime clear-sky land surface temperatures (LSTs) and their uncertainty estimates from multiple Infra-Red (IR) instruments on polar orbiting satellites. Daytime and nighttime temperatures correspond to 10:00 and 22:00 local solar time (local solar time is defined as the time in a 24 hour day with 12 noon occurring when the sun is at its highest point at that longitude). Land surface temperature is a Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Essential Cli

Source details

Licence: other

Evidence quality: 22

Listed in cds public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).

Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z

Evidence

• https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/api/catalogue/v1/collections/satellite-land-surface-temperature
• https://cds.climate.copernicus.eu/datasets/satellite-land-surface-temperature

Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.