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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 | Version Sort ascending | Platforms | Instruments | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sounder SIPS: Suomi NPP CrIS Level-1B NSR Calibration Subset: Summary V2 (SNDRSNIL1BCALSUBSUMN) at GES DISC | 2 | Suomi-NPP | CrIS, ATMS | 2012-01-21 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| 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 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 |
| NASA Energy and Water cycle Study (NEWS) Annual Climatology of the 1st decade of the 21st Century V1.0 (NEWS_WEB_ACLIM) at GES DISC | 1.0 | OBSERVATION BASED | NOT APPLICABLE | 1998-01-01 to 2010-12-31 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Gotland 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: 59.5 S: 54.2 E: 21.2 W: 17 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | 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 | 1.0 | Argo-Float, GRACE, GRACE-FO | 1978-01-15 |
N: 89.5 S: -89.5 E: 180 W: -180 |
360 Decimal Degrees x 180 Decimal Degrees | netCDF-4 | |
| New Caledonia 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: -22 S: -26 E: 171 W: 166 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Labrador Sea 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: 63.79824 S: 59.5549 E: -58.52856 W: -63.61784 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Northeast Weddell Sea 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: -59.5867 S: -63.57185 E: 5.177083 W: 1.197917 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Northwest Pacific 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: 22.99216 S: 19.00565 E: 136.8854 W: 132.9062 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
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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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