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Ocean Heat Budget Data Access and Tools
NASA has ocean heat budget datasets that help researchers characterize how the ocean gains and loses heat. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and Giovanni to make the most of ocean heat budget data.
Ocean Heat Budget Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABoVE: Climate Drivers of Pan-Arctic Tundra Vegetation Productivity, 1982-2015 | 1 | NOAA POES, DMSP | SSM/I, AVHRR | 1982-01-01 to 2015-12-31 |
N: 90 S: 70 E: 180 W: -180 |
CSV | |
| AIRS/Aqua L1B Calibration subset V005 (AIRXBCAL) at GES DISC | 005 | Aqua | AIRS | 2002-08-31 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Bass Strait Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 | 1.0 | MITgcm | Computer | 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 |
N: -38.00927 S: -41.99857 E: 147.8438 W: 143.8646 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Boknis Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 | 1.0 | MITgcm | Computer | 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 |
N: 58 S: 53.5 E: 14.5 W: 9.2 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Cape Basin Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 | 1.0 | MITgcm | Computer | 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 |
N: -41.01421 S: -44.99279 E: 15.80208 W: 11.82292 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Ocean Surface Heat Flux Climate Data Record Version 1.0 | 1.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 to 2022-02-01 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Ocean Surface Heat Flux Climate Data Record Version 1.1 | 1.1 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 to Present |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Ocean Surface Heat Flux Climate Data Record Version 1.2 | 1.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Ocean Surface Heat Flux Science Data Record Version 1.0 | 1.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2017-03-18 to 2020-09-30 |
N: 40 S: -40 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Ocean Surface Heat Flux Science Data Record Version 2.0 | 2.0 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 38 S: -38 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| CYGNSS Level 2 Ocean Surface Heat Flux Science Data Record Version 3.2 | 3.2 | CYGNSS | DDMI | 2018-08-01 |
N: 39.8 S: -39.8 E: 180 W: -180 |
25000 Meters x 25000 Meters | netCDF-4 |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Heat Fluxes - Daily Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Heat Fluxes - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Heat Fluxes - Monthly Mean 0.5 Degree (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
0.5 Decimal Degrees x 0.5 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean and Sea-Ice Surface Heat Fluxes - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean Three-Dimensional Potential Temperature Fluxes - Daily Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| ECCO Ocean Three-Dimensional Potential Temperature Fluxes - Monthly Mean llc90 Grid (Version 4 Release 4) | V4r4 | MODELS, MITgcm | 1992-01-01 to 2018-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F08 V3 (GSSTF_F08) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP 5D-2/F8 | SSM/I | 1987-07-09 to 1992-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F10 V3 (GSSTF_F10) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP 5D-2/F10 | SSM/I | 1991-01-07 to 1997-11-15 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F11 V3 (GSSTF_F11) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP 5D-2/F11 | SSM/I | 1992-01-01 to 2000-05-17 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F13 V3 (GSSTF_F13) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP 5D-2/F13 | SSM/I | 1995-05-03 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F14 V3 (GSSTF_F14) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP 5D-2/F14 | SSM/I | 1997-05-08 to 2008-08-09 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid F15 V3 (GSSTF_F15) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP 5D-2/F15 | SSM/I | 2000-01-01 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Daily Grid V3 (GSSTF) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP | SSM/I | 1987-07-09 to 2009-01-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Goddard Satellite-Based Surface Turbulent Fluxes, 0.25 x 0.25 deg, Monthly Grid V3 (GSSTFM) at GES DISC | 3 | DMSP | SSM/I | 1987-07-01 to 2008-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
Featured Ocean Heat Budget Observation Method: CYGNSS
NASA's Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) uses eight micro-satellites to measure wind speeds over oceans to improve forecasting for extreme weather such as hurricanes. The Delay Doppler Mapping Instrument (DDMI) onboard CYGNSS platform measures ocean roughness, which is used to indicate wind speeds and can be applied to calculate ocean heat flux.
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