Oceanic Systems
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1/8° Global NCOM Nowcast
You may click on the pictures below to get more information about SSH, SSS and SST in these predefined regions.
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Global | Indian Ocean Region | Mediterranean |
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Pacific Region | Atlantic Region | Arctic Region |
Ocean Heat Content
Note: The Ocean Heat Content (OHC) is estimated to absorb/contain 90% of the total heat energy that enters the Earth climate system from the sun. Therefore the ocean heat content can be considered the best measure of global warming or cooling over relevant time periods. As can be seen in the graph below the OHC is steadily rising. This is a confirming line of evidence that global warming has not stopped or paused between 1996 and 2014.

Source: NODC (National Oceanographic Data Center)
Sea Level Rise (SLR)
Topex, Jason-1, Jason-2
Source: http://sealevel.colorado.edu/
Sea Surface Temperatures/Anomalies
Latest Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Daily
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Latest Sea Surface Temperature Daily Anomaly
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Latest Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Weekly
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Latest Sea Surface Temperature Weekly Anomaly
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Latest Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Monthly
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Latest Sea Surface Temperature Monthly Anomaly
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Weekly SST Anomalies for the past 52 weeks

Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Seasonal SST Anomaly
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Time-Latitude plot of SST in the Pacific
Source: NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory
Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
Source: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/sst/oper/Welcome.html
Image: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/sst/oper/global_sst_oper0.png
Sea Surface Temperature Anomalies (SSTA)
Source: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/sst/oper/Welcome.html
Image: http://polar.ncep.noaa.gov/sst/oper/global_anomaly_oper0.png
Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
Source: Naval Research Laboratory Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM)
Animation: NCOM SSS Global (30-day)
Animation: NCOM SSS Global (12-month)
Sea Surface Height/Salinity/Mixed Layer Depth
Sea Surface Height (SSH)
Source: Naval Research Laboratory Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM)
Animation: NCOM SSS Global (30-day)
Animation: NCOM SSS Global (12-month)
Sea Surface Height (US Navy)
Source: http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/projects.php
Image: http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/global_nlom32/
Sea Surface Salinity (SSS)
Source: Naval Research Laboratory Navy Coastal Ocean Model (NCOM)
Animation: NCOM SSS Global (30-day)
Animation: NCOM SSS Global (12-month)
Mixed Layer Depth (MLD - animation)

Source: Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Mixed Layer Depth (NMLD) Climatology
Image: http://www7320.nrlssc.navy.mil/GLBhycom1-12/navo/globalmld_nowcast_anim30d.gif
Definition: http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA480229
Oscillation Indices
Monthly Teleconnection Indices
Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Standard Outgoing Longwave Radiation (OLR) Anomalies
Time series since 2000
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/olr.php
Period of Record Time series
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/pdo/
Arctic Oscillation (AO)
Time series since 2000
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/ao/
Period of Record Time series
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/ao/
Antarctic Oscillation (AAO index)
Source: NOAA Climate Prediction Center
Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation (AMO)
Red and blue colored dots represent positive and negative correlations of Northern Hemisphere summer rainfall with the AMO index. When the AMO is positive (warm Atlantic) there is less rainfall over most of the United States and northeastern South America, and more rainfall in southern Alaska, northern Europe, west Africa and Florida.
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Source: http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/publications/crd/crd0911/images/f2-2.gif
North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) Index
3-month running mean
Source: NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center
Period of Record Time series
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/nao/
East Atlantic Pattern (EA)
Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/ea_ts.shtml
Scandanavia Pattern (SCAND)
Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/scand_ts.shtml
Polar Eurasian Pattern
Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/poleur_ts.shtml
West Pacific Pattern (WP)
Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/wp_ts.shtml
East Pacific – North Pacific Pattern (EP-NP)
Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/ep_ts.shtml
East Atlantic/Western Russia Pattern
Source: NOAA/NWS Climate Prediction Center
Tropical/Northern Hemisphere Pattern (TNH)
Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/tnh_ts.shtml
Pacific Transition Pattern (PT)
Source:
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO)
25pt binomial filter
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/pdo/
PDO SST Index and Surface Height EOF's
Source: http://www.esr.org/pdo_index.html
Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO) Time series since 2000
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/pdo.php
Pacific/North American (PNA) Index
Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/data/teledoc/pna_ts.shtml
Time series since 2000
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/pna/
Period of Record Time series
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/pna/
Southern Oscillation Index (SOI)
Time series since 2000
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/soi.php
Period of Record Time series
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/soi.php
El Nino/LaNina ENSO
Multivariate ENSO (El Nino Southern Oscillation) Index (MEI)
Since year 1950
Source: NOAA/ESRL (Earth System Research Laboratory)
SST Anomaly in Nino 3.4 Region (5N-5S, 120W-170E)
Since year 2000
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/sst.php
SST Anomaly in Nino 4 Region (5N-5S, 150W-160E)
Since year 2000
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/sst.php
SST Anomaly in Nino 3.4 Region (5N-5S, 120W-170E)
Since year 1950
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/sst.php
SST Anomaly in Nino 4 Region (5N-5S, 150W-160E)
Since year 1950
Source: http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/teleconnections/enso/indicators/sst.php
Tropical Cyclone Activity
Atlantic Cyclone Activity
Source: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Eastern Pacific Cyclone Activity
Source: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/
Central Pacific Cyclone Activity
Source: http://www.prh.noaa.gov/hnl/cphc/
Western / South Pacific Ocean
Source: usno.navy.mil page image
Indian Ocean
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