Global Energy Balances Data Set: Readme file
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               World Data Center A- Paleoclimatology
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NOTE: PLEASE CITE ORIGINAL REFERENCES WHEN USING THIS DATA!!!!!

NAME OF DATA SET: Global Energy Balances Data Set 
LAST UPDATE: 1/93 (Original Receipt by WDCA Paleo)
CONTRIBUTOR:  Joel Gunn
IGBP PAGES/WDCA Data Contribution Series #:  93-006
SUGGESTED DATA CITATION:
Gunn, J., 1993, Global Energy Balances Data Set.IGBP PAGES/World Data Center-A
for Paleoclimatology Data Contribution Series # 93-006.  
NOAA/NGDC Paleoclimatology Program, Boulder CO, USA.

ORIGINAL REFERENCE: 
Gunn, J., 1991, Influences of Various Forcing Variables on Global Energy 
Balance During the Period of Intensive Instrumental Observation (1958-1987)
and Their Implications for Paleoclimate.  CLIMATIC CHANGE, Dec 1991.

GEOGRAPHIC REGION: Global 
PERIOD OF RECORD: 1958-1987
LIST OF FILES: globedat.txt, globedat.wk1, readme.

DESCRIPTION:   Data used in the original reference:

GLS100  Global Surface to 100 mb deviations in degrees C.,
year of four seasons from Dec to Nov.
SHS100  Southern Hemisphere Surface to 100 mb deviations in degrees C.
NHS100  Northern Hemisphere Surface to 100 mb deviations in degrees C.
Above Data provided courtesy of J. K. Angell, see: 
Angell, J., (1988) Variations and Trends in Tropospheric and Stratospheric 
Global Temperatures, 1958-87.  J. OF CLIMATE 1(12):1296-1313.

Solar  International Sunspot Count, annual average, 
SOLAR INDICES BULLETIN, NOAA/NGDC.

ApTr   Maona Loa Apparent Transmission Data, 
CAC Aug91, Dutton et al. J. OF ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY 1985 3:53-68.

WSOI  Winter Average SOI (Dec, Jan, Feb), 
CLIMATE DIAGNOSTICS BULLETIN, till 1986, Mar86 issue Table 3A rest from issues.
Dec is assigned to Jan/Feb of the following year.  See /GND DATACALENDAR.

CO2   Trend and Residual, Keeling 1978 and NOAA, Gunn 1991.

EVENTS  See Gunn 1991 CLIMATIC CHANGE (Table I) for definitions.

For evaluation of Solar, etc. effects on gloal average temperatures, 
see Gunn 1991 CLIMATIC CHANGE.