NOAA Optimum Interpolation 1/4 Degree Daily Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) Analysis, Version 2. CLIMATE APPLICATIONS: - Predicting El Nino and La Nina Events - Forecasting Typhoon Intensity and Monsoon Rainfall - Predicting Fishery Yields - Studying Coral Reef Bleaching. OFFICIAL CITATION: Richard W. Reynolds, Viva F. Banzon, and NOAA CDR Program (2008): NOAA Optimum Interpolation 1/4 Degree Daily Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) Analysis, Version 2. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Climatic Data Center. doi:10.7289/V5SQ8XB5 [access date]