Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Berkeley_Earth_Surface_Temperature_project
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf climate science project
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Berkeley_Earth
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:HadCRUT
gptkb:NASA_GISTEMP
gptkb:NOAA_global_temperature_record
gptkbp:covers global
gptkbp:dataPeriod since 1750
to present
gptkbp:dataSource gptkb:satellite
open data
weather stations
free to public
ocean measurements
gptkbp:focus climate change analysis
global temperature records
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Richard_A._Muller
gptkb:Elizabeth_Muller
gptkbp:foundedIn 2010
gptkbp:foundIn global warming is real
human activity is a major contributor to recent warming
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Charles_G._Koch_Charitable_Foundation
gptkb:Fund_for_Innovative_Climate_and_Energy_Research
gptkb:William_K._Bowes_Jr._Foundation
private donations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Berkeley Earth Surface Temperature project
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:notableMember gptkb:Charlotte_Wickham
gptkb:David_Brillinger
gptkb:Saul_Perlmutter
gptkb:Richard_Muller
gptkb:Robert_Jacobsen
gptkb:Arthur_Rosenfeld
gptkb:Judith_Curry
gptkb:Robert_Rohde
gptkb:Steven_Mosher
gptkb:Zeke_Hausfather
gptkbp:purpose provide independent analysis of global temperature records
address concerns about data quality and bias
increase transparency in climate data
gptkbp:type ocean surface temperature
global temperature dataset
land surface temperature
gptkbp:website http://berkeleyearth.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Berkeley_Earth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6