How NASA takes the Earth’s Temperature December 29, 2010 Short
NASA video examines how the agency derives one of the most
utilized temperature data sets – the GISS (Goddard Institute for
Space Studies) temperature record. GISS is one of several widely
referenced data sets. The other main ones are HADCRUT, (Hadley
Climate Research Unit, UK), NCDC (National Climatic Data Center
– part of NOAA), and the satellite systems, RSS (Remote Sensing
Systems) and UAH(University of Alabama Huntsville).