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Ocean Temperature Anomalies:

Global Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly – Daily

NOAA - National Climatic Data Center - Click the pic to view at source

View an animated version of the graphic above – Click Here

Global Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly – Daily

Unisys Weather Information Systems - Click the pic to view at source

Global Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly – Weekly

NOAA - National Climatic Data Center - Click the pic to view at source

Global Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly – Monthly

NOAA - Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) - Click the pic to view at source

Ocean Temperature:

Global Sea Surface Temperature

NOAA - National Climatic Data Center - Click the pic to view at source

Global Sea Surface Temperature Animation – 30 Days

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division - Click the pic to view at source

Global Sea Surface Temperature – 3 Months – NOAA:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_update/gsstanim.gif
Global Sea Surface Temperature – 12 Months – Naval Research Laboratory (NRL):
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/sst12m.gif
Custom Sea Surface Temperature Mapping Tool – from 1981 – NOAA:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/GODAS/mnth_movie.shtml

Equatorial Pacific Sea Surface Temperature – 30 days

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) - Monterey Marine Meteorology Division - Click the pic to view at source

Equatorial Pacific Sea Surface Temperature – NOAA – 3 Months:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/enso_update/sstanim.gif
Equatorial Pacific Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies – BoM – 3 Months:
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/surface_anim.gif
Equatorial Pacific Sea Surface Temperature – 1 Year:
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/eqp/sst12m.gif

Ocean Subsurface Temperature:

BoM Global Subsurface Average Temperature and Anomalies at 150 Meters:

BoM Global Subsurface Average Temperature and Anomalies at 400 Meters:

BoM Monthly Subsurface Pacific Ocean Equatorial Temperature Anomalies down to 400 Meters:

BoM 5 Day Subsurface Pacific Ocean Equatorial Temperature Means and Anomalies down to 500 Meters:

NOAA’s NODC Global Ocean Heat Content – 0-700 Meters – 1955 to Present

NOAA - National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) - Click the pic to view at source

Climate4you.com – Ole Humlum – Global Ocean Heat Content – 0-700 Meters – 1955 to Present

Climate4you.com - Ole Humlum - Click the pic to view at source

http://www.climate4you.com/images/NODC%20GlobalOceanicHeatContent0-700mSince1979%20With37monthRunningAverage.gif

Sea Level:

Global Sea Surface Height – Current

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division - Click the pic to view at source

Global Sea Surface Height – 30 Day Animation – Naval Research Laboratory (NRL):
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/ssh30d.gif
Global Sea Surface Height – 12 Month Naval Research Laboratory (NRL):
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/ssh12m.gif

Global Mean Sea Level Change – 1993 to Present

Climate4you.com - Ole Humlum - Click the pic to view at source

Global Mean Sea Level Change Map with a “Correction” of 0.3 mm/year added May, 5th 2011, due to a “Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA)” – 1993 to Present

University of Colorado at Boulder - Click the pic to view at source

NOAA’s NODC Thermosteric Sea Level Anomaly – 0-700 Meters – 1955 to Present

NOAA - National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) - Click the pic to view at source

Global Mean Sea Level Change Graph with a “Correction” of 0.3 mm/year added May, 5th 2011, due to a “Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA)” – 1993 to Present

University of Colorado at Boulder - Click the pic to view at source

Salinity:
Global Sea Surface Salinity – Current

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division - Click the pic to view at source

Global Sea Surface Salinity – 30 Day Animation:
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/sss30d.gif
Global Sea Surface Salinity – 12 Month Animation: – Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/sss12m.gif

Ocean Surface Currents:

Global Surface Currents over Sea Surface Temperature – 30 Days

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Monterey Marine Meteorology Division - Click the pic to view at source

To view an animated version of the graphic above Click Here

Global Surface Currents over Sea Surface Temperature – 12 Month Animation: – (NRL):
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/ctemp12m.gif
Global Surface Currents over Sea Surface Height – 30 Day Animation – (NRL):
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/cssh30d.gif
Global Surface Currents over Sea Surface Height – 12 Month Animation – (NRL)
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/cssh12m.gif
Global Surface Currents over Wind Speed – 30 Day Animation – (NRL)
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/cspd30d.gif
Global Surface Currents over Wind Speed – 12 Month Animation – (NRL)
http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/anims/glb/cspd12m.gif

Source Guide

Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM):
Home Page – http://www.bom.gov.au/
Climate Page – http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/
ENSO Page – http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/enso/

climate4you.com – Ole Humlum
Home Page -http://climate4you.com/
Ole Humlum Bibliography – http://climate4you.com/Text/BIBLIOGRAPHY%20OLE%20HUMLUM.pdf

Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS), Florida State University – Ryan N. Maue PhD – Environmental Prediction (NCEP) – Global Forecast System (GFS)
Home Page -http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/index.shtml
Products Page – http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/weather/
Data Page – http://www.coaps.fsu.edu/~maue/extreme/gfs/current/

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) – Climate Prediction Center -
Home Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/
Products Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/
Monitoring and Data Products Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/MD_index.shtml
Global Ocean Data Assimilation System (GODAS) – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/GODAS/
Atmospheric & SST Indices Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/indices/
Monitoring and Data Page – http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/monitoring_and_data/
FTP Page – ftp://ftp.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – (NOAA) – Environmental Modeling Center (EMC)
Home Pagehttp://www.emc.ncep.noaa.gov/

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration – (NOAA) – National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC)
Home Pagehttp://www.nodc.noaa.gov/
Products Page – http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/NODC-About/NODC-Major-Products.html
Data Page – http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/General/getdata.html
Heat Content Page – http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/OC5/3M_HEAT_CONTENT/

Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) – Monterey Marine Meteorology Division
Home Page – http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/
Products Page – http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/proddemo.htm
Satellite Products Page- http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat_products.html
NOGAPS Forcast Products Page – http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/metoc/nogaps/NOGAPS_global_net.html
Data Page – http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/archdat/
Multi-view – http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/global.cgi
Navel Coasal Ocean Model – http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/
FTP Page – http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/Links/
FTP Page Global – http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_ncom/Links/glb/

StormSurf.com
Home Page – http://www.stormsurf.com/
Model Products Page – http://www.stormsurf.com/mdls/menu.html
Weather Model – Global Jet Stream Wind and 250 mb Pressure – http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display_alt.cgi?a=glob_250
Wave Mode – North Atlantic Surface Pressure and Wind – http://www.stormsurfing.com/cgi/display.cgi?a=natla_slp

Unisys Weather Information Systems
Home Page – http://weather.unisys.com/index.php
Analyses Page – http://weather.unisys.com/analyses.php
Forecasts Page – http://weather.unisys.com/forehome.php

University of Colorado at Boulder
Home Page – http://sealevel.colorado.edu/
Sea Level Calibration Page: http://sealevel.colorado.edu/content/calibration
Sea Level Release Notes Page: http://sealevel.colorado.edu/content/release-notes
Temperature Results Page – http://sealevel.colorado.edu/results.php
FTP Page – http://sealevel.colorado.edu/current/

Additional Resources:

University of Alabama at Huntsville – Roy Spencer PhD
Home Page – http://www.drroyspencer.com/
Global Temp Page – http://www.drroyspencer.com/latest-global-temperatures/

Distributed Information Services for Climate and Ocean Products and Visualizations for Earth Research (DISCOVER) Project at University of Alabama at Huntsville
Home Page – http://discover.itsc.uah.edu/
Temperature Page – http://discover.itsc.uah.edu/amsutemps/amsutemps.html
Sea Surface Temperature Page – http://discover.itsc.uah.edu/amsutemps/execute.csh?amsutemps+001
Temperature 14,000 feet Page: – http://discover.itsc.uah.edu/amsutemps/execute.csh?amsutemps+002

Cooperative Institute Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) operates as an institute within the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC)
CIMSS Home Page – http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/
CIMSS Products Page – http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/data/
SSEC Home Page – http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/
SSEC Products Page – http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/datacenter/
Global Satellite Composite Flat – http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/comp/ir/irmoll.html
Global Satellite Composite Round – http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/globe/cldspin.html
Global Water Vapor – http://www.ssec.wisc.edu/data/comp/wv/wvmoll.mpg

Coriolis Operational Oceanography
Homepage -http://www.coriolis.eu.org/
Products Page – http://www.coriolis.eu.org/Data-Services-Products/View-Download/
Sea Surface Temperature & Salinity Maps Page – http://www.coriolis.eu.org/Data-Services-Products/View-Download/Browse-T-S-maps
FTP Page – http://www.coriolis.eu.org/Data-Services-Products/View-Download/Download-via-FTP

European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)
Home Page – http://www.ecmwf.int/
Products Page – http://www.ecmwf.int/products/
Forecasts Page – http://www.ecmwf.int/products/forecasts/d/charts

International Research Institute (IRI)/Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) Climate Data Library -The Earth Institute at Columbia University
Home Page – http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt
General Products Page – http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=944&PageID=7868&mode=2
Atmospheric Circulation Products Page- http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/.Global/.Atm_Circulation/
Height Anomaly Loop Products Page – http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/.Global/.Atm_Circulation/Height_Anom_Loops.html
Atmospheric Temperature Page – http://iridl.ldeo.columbia.edu/maproom/.Global/.Atm_Temp/
(Note that the data from this source should be viewed with a high degree of skepticism because Dr. R.K. Pachauri is the Board Chair: http://portal.iri.columbia.edu/portal/server.pt?open=512&objID=551&PageID=0&cached=true&mode=2&userID=2)w

NASA – Jet Propulsion Lab – California Institute of Technology – Ocean Surface Topography From Space
Home Page – http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/
Data Sources – SSH Maps – http://sealevel.jpl.nasa.gov/Science/datasources/ssha/