Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climate science research project
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Berkeley_Earth
gptkbp:availableOn open data
gptkbp:citation Rohde, R., Muller, R. A., et al. (2013). A New Estimate of the Average Earth Surface Land Temperature Spanning 1753 to 2011. Geoinformatics & Geostatistics.
Muller, R. A., et al. (2012). Decadal variations in the global atmospheric land temperatures. Journal of Geophysical Research.
gptkbp:collaboratesWith other climate research organizations
gptkbp:covers global
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:satellite
ship logs
weather stations
ocean buoys
gptkbp:dataSpan 1750s to present
gptkbp:focus global surface temperature analysis
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Richard_A._Muller
gptkb:Elizabeth_Muller
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Charles_G._Koch_Charitable_Foundation
gptkb:Fund_for_Innovative_Climate_and_Energy_Research
private donors
William K. Bowes, Jr. Foundation
gptkbp:goal provide independent analysis of global temperature records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature Study
gptkbp:impact influenced climate change debate
referenced in IPCC reports
used by policymakers
gptkbp:location gptkb:Berkeley,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC_News
gptkb:Nature
gptkb:The_Guardian
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:science
gptkbp:method statistical analysis of temperature records
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Charlotte_Wickham
gptkb:David_Brillinger
gptkb:Saul_Perlmutter
gptkb:Art_Rosenfeld
gptkb:Richard_Muller
gptkb:Elizabeth_Muller
gptkb:Judith_Curry
gptkb:Robert_Rohde
gptkb:Zeke_Hausfather
gptkbp:releaseDate 2012
gptkbp:result confirmed global warming trend
no evidence of significant data bias
urban heat island effect minimal on global scale
data consistent with other major temperature datasets
gptkbp:startDate 2010
gptkbp:type ocean surface temperature
land surface temperature
air pollution data
gptkbp:website http://berkeleyearth.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berkeley_Earth_project
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7