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ID: 5111
The internal temperature of the ocean has been increasing since modern recordkeeping began in 1955. The ocean has been absorbing the increased amount of heat trapped by greenhouse gasses in the Earth system. If the ocean absorbs more heat than is released, its heat content rises. The graph on the map above illustrates this increase in ocean heat content.
The ocean heat graph is overlaid on a map in the Spilhaus projection to highlight the world’s oceans. This map projection presents the oceans as one body of water.
Increase in Ocean Heat since 1957 Map - Spilhaus Projection
The ocean heat graph is overlaid on a map in the Spilhaus projection to highlight the world’s oceans. This map projection presents the oceans as one body of water.
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Michala Garrison (SSAI): Lead Visualizer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Mark SubbaRao (NASA/GSFC): Visualizer
Laurence Schuler (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Ian Jones (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Technical Support
Mark SubbaRao (NASA/GSFC): Visualizer
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Keywords:
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Earth Information Center
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Temperature
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5111
Data Used:
Ocean Heat Content Changes since 1955 also referred to as: Ocean Heat Content
NOAA/NCEI
Credit:
NOAA/NCEI World Ocean Database
NOAA/NCEI World Ocean Database
Keywords:
NASA Science >> Earth
SVS >> Earth Information Center
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Oceans >> Ocean Temperature
GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0
