The average surface temperature of the earth is defined as the combined temperature of near-surface air temperature over land and sea surface temperature. This image shows the instrumental record of global average temperatures as compiled by the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia and the Hadley Centre of the UK Meteorological Office. ... This image shows the instrumental record of global average temperatures as compiled by the Climatic Research Unit of the University of East Anglia and the Hadley Centre of the UK Meteorological Office. ... Annual mean sea surface temperature for the World Ocean. ...
Since people started keeping temperature records in the late 19th century, "the global average surface temperature has been rising at a rate of about 0.66°C per 100 years." [1]
External links
Global Average Surface Temperature Anomalies - Tokyo Climate Center
Trend in global average surface temperature - United Nations Environment Programme
Please help improve this article by adding it to one or more categories, so it may be associated with related articles (how?). Please remove this tag after categorizing, but not before. This page has been tagged since January 2007. The instrumental temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans since the invention of thermometers. ... Comparison of ground based (blue) and satellite based (red: UAH; green: RSS) records of temperature variations since 1979. ... This article is devoted to temperature changes in Earths environment as determined from geologic evidence on multi-million to billion (109) year time scales. ... Image File history File links Information_icon. ...