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Ocean heat content (OHC) and earth energy imbalance (EEI)

The Ocean Heat Content ("OHC") is estimated from the measurement of the thermal expansion of the ocean based on differences between the total sea-level content derived from altimetry measurements and the mass content derived from gravimetry data, noted “altimetry-gravimetry”.

The Earth Energy Imbalance ("EEI") indicator is derived from the temporal variations of the ocean heat content, i.e. by calculating its derivative (called the ocean heat uptake).

A single NetCDF file provides all variables, including all data used to calculate the Ocean Heat Content and the Earth Energy Imbalance indicators, delivered transparently and allowing users to reconstruct their own Ocean Heat Content or Earth Energy Imbalance indicators. Users will therefore be able to find, among other things :

- the regional map of the Ocean Heat Content trends (3°x3°) (see image associated with this metadata sheet)

- global ocean heat content time series (representative of the globe within the extent of data availability)

- earth energy imbalance time series (from global OHC filtered-out from signals lower than 3 years)

 
Citation proposal
. Ocean heat content (OHC) and earth energy imbalance (EEI). https://services.mspdata.eu:/geonetwork/srv/api/records/72463f1c-eb8b-4892-a13b-540b2bcc8338

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Date ( Creation )
1994-01-04
Unique resource identifier
Credit
ESA/CNES/LEGOS/Magellium projet MOHeaCAN

  Distributor

CNES - AVISO+ AVISO+  

  Point of contact

Magellium - Florence Marti Florence Marti  

  Principal investigator

CNES - Benoît Meyssignac Benoît Meyssignac  

Centre de données ODATIS Centre de données ODATIS ( Theme )
  • CDS-SAT-AVISO
Variables ODATIS Variables ODATIS ( Theme )
  • /Physical Oceanography/Ocean Heat Content
Type de jeux de donnée ODATIS Type de jeux de donnée ODATIS ( Theme )
  • /Processed data/Composite products
Thèmatiques ODATIS Thèmatiques ODATIS ( Theme )
  • Remote sensing , Added-value products
Use limitation
CC-BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) CC-BY (Creative Commons - Attribution)
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When using the MOHeaCAN OHC/EEI dataset in a publication or study, it should be cited using this DOI reference: 10.24400/527896/a01-2020.003. This work has been supported by ESA in the framework of the MOHeaCAN project (Monitoring Ocean Heat Content and Earth Energy ImbalANce from Space): eo4society.esa.int/projects/moheacan/. This work is also supported by the CNES for the dissemination of the products through ODATIS, and for the future evolutions of this product.
Spatial representation type
Grid
Metadata language
French
Character set
UTF8
Topic category
  • Oceans
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Unique resource identifier
EPSG:84 EPSG:84
Geometric object type
Composite
Distribution format
  • NetCDF ( )

Units of distribution
OnLine resource
Further information on AVISO+  
OnLine resource
Data access through anonymous FTP  
OnLine resource
DOI  

DOI dataset

OnLine resource
User Manual  
OnLine resource
TDS fileserver ODATIS AVISO OHC/EEI  

TDS fileserver ODATIS AVISO OHC/EEI

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Dataset
Statement

Metadata

File identifier
72463f1c-eb8b-4892-a13b-540b2bcc8338   XML
Metadata language
French
Character set
UTF8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2021-10-04T10:28:43
Metadata standard name
ISO 19115:2003/19139 - SEXTANT
Metadata standard version
1.0
 
 

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