Ocean_heat_anomaly_map_2020.jpg


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English: Map shows ocean heat anomalies in the upper 700 meters for year 2020 relative to average heat content during years 1993 thru 2020 of the same ocean regions. Regions shown in red (blue) gained (lost) thermal energy in 2020. Most regions showed positive anomalies and the total ocean heat content reached a record-high value in 2020.

Image from: Reporting on the State of the Climate in 2020 published September 1, 2020 by Jessica Blunden (NOAA Climate.gov)
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/reporting-state-climate-2020

Data source: John Lyman (NOAA Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL))
Date
Source https://www.climate.gov/media/13226
Author NOAA Climate.gov

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This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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Year 2020 map of ocean heat anomaly in the upper 700 meters

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1 September 2021

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