%0 Dataset %T IAP temperature 1° gridded analysis product (IAPv4) %J National Cryosphere Desert Data Center %I National Cryosphere Desert Data Center(www.ncdc.ac.cn) %U http://www.ncdc.ac.cn/portal/metadata/312667f1-01be-43c7-9e9b-b9f901586a24 %W NCDC %R http://dx.doi. %A None %K Global %X The fourth edition of the Institute of Atmospheric Physics (IAPv4) objective analysis product for ocean temperature and ocean heat content (OHC) mainly considers the latest developments in quality control (QC) procedures, climatology, deviation correction, vertical and horizontal interpolation, and mapping, and provides monthly data of over 6000 meters (119 layers) since 1940 (more reliable since 1957). The horizontal resolution of the dataset is 1 °× 1 °, and the vertical coverage range is from the surface to 6000 meters (119 layers), with a time range from 1940 to the present (monthly average).