This computation involved: UEA - Jones et al Monthly Surface air temperature anomalies data processing deployed on Climate Research Unit (CRU) at UEA. Monthly Surface air temperature anomalies for the period 1851-1996 have been calculated by the Climate Research Unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, using data from several sources ( Jones et al., 1986 a, b and c, and 1991). The Climatic Research Unit is widely recognised as one of the world's leading institutions concerned with the study of natural and anthropogenic climate change.
Consisting of a staff of around thirty research scientists and students, the Unit has developed a number of the data sets widely used in climate research, including the global temperature record used to monitor the state of the climate system, as well as statistical software packages and climate models.
It is located at the Univeristy of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich, UK.