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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

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
Gotland Basin Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 N: 59.5 S: 54.2 E: 21.2 W: 17 netCDF-4
HOMAGE Monthly Time series of global average steric height anomalies and ocean heat content estimates from gridded in-situ ocean observations version 01 Argo-Float, GRACE, GRACE-FO 1978-01-15 GLOBAL N: 89.5 S: -89.5 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
ISLSCP II Sea Surface Temperature NOT APPLICABLE NOT APPLICABLE 1971-01-01 to 2000-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Shapefile
Labrador Sea Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 LABRADOR SEA N: 63.79824 S: 59.5549 E: -58.52856 W: -63.61784 netCDF-4
Marmara Sea Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 MARMARA SEA N: 42.49986 S: 38.50841 E: 29.48958 W: 25.51042 netCDF-4
Mediterranean Sea Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15 MEDITERRANEAN SEA N: 40.48752 S: 36.50821 E: 4.989583 W: 1.010417 netCDF-4
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXFLX) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_int_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Vertically Integrated Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXINT) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
MERRA-2 tavg1_2d_ocn_Nx: 2d,1-Hourly,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Ocean Surface Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2T1NXOCN) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
MERRA-2 tavgM_2d_flx_Nx: 2d,Monthly mean,Time-Averaged,Single-Level,Assimilation,Surface Flux Diagnostics 0.625 x 0.5 degree V5.12.4 (M2TMNXFLX) at GES DISC MERRA-2 NOT APPLICABLE 1980-01-01 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
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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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