CFSR

From variable 3.3
Summary of observation-based historical datasets with 2-m temperature available
reference

source
NCEP
data type
Global atmospheric reanalysis
spatial domain
Global
spatial resolution
0.5° x 0.5°
temporal coverage
1979-2017
time step
Sub-daily; Monthly
data format
GRIB
comments
2nd generation reanalysis. Does not assimilate surface temperature from stations. CFSR ends March 2011; CFSV2 begins April 2011.