Category Archives: OHC Update

NODC Provides 1st Quarter 2013 Ocean Heat Content Update & Alarmist Writes Science Fiction

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

This morning I found two emails in my inbox about an alarmist blog post that claims Big Jump in Ocean Warming, in response to the NODC’s recent quarterly update of their Ocean Heat Content data. (Thanks, Anthony and Marc.) The … Continue reading →

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Ocean Heat Content (0 to 2000 Meters) – Why Aren’t Northern Hemisphere Oceans Warming During the ARGO Era?

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Bob Tisdale

OVERVIEW Before the ARGO floats were deployed, there were so few temperature and salinity observations at depths below 700 meters that the NODC does not present ocean heat content data during that period for depths of 0-2000 meters on an … Continue reading →

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October to December 2011 NODC Ocean Heat Content Anomalies (0-700Meters) Update and Comments

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Bob Tisdale

SAME INTRODUCTION AS ALWAYS The National Oceanographic Data Center’s (NODC) Ocean Heat Content (OHC) anomaly data for the depths of 0-700 meters are available through the KNMI Climate Explorer Monthly observations webpage. The NODC OHC dataset is based on the … Continue reading →

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July to September 2011 NODC Ocean Heat Content Anomalies (0-700Meters) Update and Comments

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

SAME INTRODUCTION AS ALWAYS The National Oceanographic Data Center’s (NODC) Ocean Heat Content (OHC) anomaly data for the depths of 0-700 meters are available through the KNMI Climate Explorer Monthly observations webpage. The NODC OHC dataset is based on the … Continue reading →

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Introduction To The NODC Ocean Heat Content Anomaly Data For Depths Of 0-2000 Meters

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

UPDATE:  I changed the color scheme of the first two illustrations at the request of a reader. The National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC) recently posted a new Ocean Heat Content (OHC) anomaly dataset on its website. It is available on … Continue reading →

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April to June 2011 NODC Ocean Heat Content Anomalies (0-700Meters) Update and Comments

Posted on September 17, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

A NEW APPEARANCE Due to the noise in the Ocean Heat Content anomaly data for some of the ocean basins, I’ve added 13-month running average filters to the long-term graphs. SAME INTRODUCTION AS ALWAYS The National Oceanographic Data Center’s (NODC) … Continue reading →

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2nd Quarter 2011 NODC Global OHC Anomalies

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

The NODC updated its Ocean Heat Content Anomaly data to include the 2nd quarter 2011 data. (And they also updated their Thermosteric Sea Level Anomaly data, which is not discussed in this post)  I will provide a more detailed discussion … Continue reading →

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January to March 2011 NODC Ocean Heat Content (0-700Meters) Update and Comments

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

INTRODUCTION The National Oceanographic Data Center’s (NODC) Ocean Heat Content (OHC) anomaly data for the depths of 0-700 meters are available through the KNMI Climate Explorer Monthly observations webpage. The NODC OHC dataset is based on the Levitus et al … Continue reading →

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Sea Surface Temperature Versus Ocean Heat Content Anomalies

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

OVERVIEW This post illustrates the similarities and differences between HADISST-based Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies and NODC Ocean Heat Content (OHC) anomalies, 0-700 meters. All SST and OHC anomalies in this post have been standardized. INTRODUCTION On an early Ocean … Continue reading →

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ARGO-Era Start Year: 2003 vs 2004

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Bob Tisdale

I explained in great detail why I used 2003 as the start for the ARGO-era Global Ocean Heat Content data for past posts in On Tamino’s Post “Favorite Denier Tricks Or How To Hide The Incline”. I held a graph … Continue reading →

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