·G.
Manley
– Monthly T Mean from 1659 – 1973
-a
regional series (avoided fragmentation)
-widely
available & updated
-homogenized,
cross-checks
-included
diary information
·Parker,
et al.
– Daily CET from 1772 – present.
-homogenized
-urban
warming-corrected (<0.1 0C)
-single
stations to 1878, three stations beyond.
·Why
CET?
-Sensitive
to atmos. Variations over North Atlantic
-Forecasting
studies
-Statistical
studies for
GCM’s
