Field

HadSST3110 SSTa
Monthly 5 degree version of HadSST.3.1.1.0 - Median of realisations
X axis: whole world in 72 5.00° steps, first point at 177.50° W, last point at 177.50° E
Y axis: regular grid with 36 -5.00° steps, first point at 87.50° N, last point at 87.50° S

Monthly data available from Jan1850 to Aug2020 (2048 months)
Variable sst (SST anomaly) in K
Full metadata.

Get grid points, average area or generate subset

Mask:	no mask mask1.txt mask6.txt   add a mask to the list
Latitude:	°N - °N
Longitude:	°E - °E
Boundaries:	halfway grid points interpolated
Make:	average max min set of grid points subset of the field
Demand at least:	% valid points in this region
Units:	convert to Celsius leave in K

Create a field with lower time resolution

New time scale:	annual (Jul-Jun) annual (Jan-Dec) biannual seasonal
New variable:	mean sd sum sum above sum below number min time of min max time of max first time last time of SSTa
Threshold:	no cut less than greater than K percentile normal 1971-2000
Minimum:	% valid data
First apply:	-month running mean
Missing data:	ignore, climatology, trend, persistence.

Create a field with lower spatial resolution

Average over blocks of longitude and latitude grid cells

Construct a statistical forecast model from this field

Compute expected number of Atlantic hurricanes

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