Late 19th-Century Navigational Uncertainties and Their Influence on Sea Surface Temperature Estimates

Abstract

Accurate estimates of historical changes in sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and their uncertainties are important for documenting and understanding historical changes in climate. A source of uncertainty that has not previously been quantified in historical SST estimates stems from position errors. A Bayesian inference framework is * Chenguang Dai and Duo Chan contributed equally to this work.