Ocean heat content calculated based on observations made in the upper 700 m of the water column
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Created 17 Oct 2012
Published 20 Nov 2012
Last modified 21 Dec 2016
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Climate change adaptation
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Ocean heat content is defined as the integrated temperature change times the density of seawater, times specific heat capacity from the surface down to the deep ocean.
European data
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Last upload:
- 17 Oct 2012
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Temporal coverage:
- 1955-2012
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Tags:
- oceans
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Geographic coverage:
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Units:
1022 joules
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- EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Figure type:
- Graph
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Geographical coverage: European Seas
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