ESSIC/CISESS Visiting Research Scientist Tom Smith has co-authored a new paper in the Journal of Climate published online on June 17th. This article, titled “Assessment and Intercomparison of NOAA Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (DOISST) version 2.1”, shows the relative quality of a NESDIS SST analysis of NOAA Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (DOISST) version 2.1. The paper shows that the current version of the analysis has skill comparable to other global SST analyses.
Smith is a physical scientist working in analyses that include both satellite and in situ data, and has been with NOAA for nearly 30 years. He has contributed to climate analyses of surface temperature and precipitation used for evaluating historical climate variations.
To access the paper, click here: “Assessment and Intercomparison of NOAA Daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (DOISST) version 2.1”.
