Global temperature variations between 1861 and 1984

P. D. Jones; T. M. L. Wigley; P. B. Wright

doi:10.1038/322430a0

Global temperature variations between 1861 and 1984

P. D. Jones, T. M. L. Wigley, P. B. Wright

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Abstract

Recent homogenized near-surface temperature data over the land and oceans of both hemispheres during the past 130 years are combined to produce the first comprehensive estimates of global mean temperature. The results show little trend in the nineteenth century, marked warming to 1940, relatively steady conditions to the mid-1970s and a subsequent rapid warming. The warmest 3 years have all occurred in the 1980s.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	430-434
Number of pages	5
Journal	Nature
Volume	322
Issue number	6078
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1038/322430a0
Publication status	Published - 1986

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