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Research article
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12 Dec 2014
Research article |
| 12 Dec 2014
Investigating uncertainties in global gridded datasets of climate extremes
R. J. H. Dunn
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Met Office Hadley Centre, FitzRoy Road, Exeter, EX1 3PB, UK
M. G. Donat
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
L. V. Alexander
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate System Science and Climate Change Research Centre, UNSW, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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Short summary
Observational data sets contain uncertainties, e.g. from the instrument accuracy, as well as from the fact that usually only a single method is used in processing. We have performed an assessment of the size of the uncertainties associated with choices in the method used. The largest effects come from changes which affect the station network or the gridding method used. However, for the temperature indices in places with many stations, these changes have little effect on the long-term behaviour.
Observational data sets contain uncertainties, e.g. from the instrument accuracy, as well as...
