The phrase
"homogeneity adjustments" refers to making changes or corrections to ensure fairness and similarity among different groups or items.
Full definition
«Individual series were subject to strict daily and monthly quality control to detect anomalous values, as well
as homogeneity adjustments to minimise bias introduced by non-climate-related changes, such as location, modifications to the surroundings, or the equipment itself,» says Pérez - Zanón.
The results over time may vary as a function of a) the input data (which change due to corrections, increasing archived data, changes
in homogeneity adjustments, bias corrections etc. made by others — including the National Met Services), b) the method (all of which are documented in the various papers).
Development of the merged dataset is followed by quality control and
homogeneity adjustments (Stage Four and Five, respectively).
The GISS adjustments consist of data quality control and
a homogeneity adjustment applied to urban stations.
Of special interest would be (# 18) «The GISS adjustments consist of data quality control and
a homogeneity adjustment applied to urban stations.
It incorporates
a homogeneity adjustment to its post 2001 SST data that significantly increases its temperature trend over that of the main ERA - interim reanalysis.