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The temperature record shows the fluctuations of the temperature of the atmosphere and the oceans through various spans of time. The most detailed information exists since 1850, when methodical thermometer-based records began. There are numerous estimates of temperatures since the end of the Pleistocene glaciation, particularly during the current Holocene epoch. Older time periods are studied by paleoclimatology. Detailed information exists since 1850, when methodical thermometer-based records began. See also Temperature record since 1880. Satellites have been measuring the temperature of the troposphere since 1979. Balloon measurements begin to show an approximation of global coverage in the 1950s. Several groups have analyzed the satellite data to calculate temperature trends in the troposphere; RSS find a trend of +0.175 °C/decade while UAH find +0.134 °C/decade, to April 2008; Fu et al finds trends (up to the end of 2004) of +0.19 °C/decade when applied to the RSS dataset; Vinnikov and Grody find +0.22°C to +0.26°C per decade (Oct. 03).
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