Sea Surface Temperature - NASA Earth Observatory
The satellite measures the temperature of the top millimeter of the ocean surface. In this map, the coolest waters appear in blue (approximately -2 degrees Celsius), and the warmest temperatures appear in pink-yellow (35 degrees Celsius).
Tracking 30 Years of Sea Level Rise - NASA Earth Observatory
2022年8月10日 · Scientists have found that global mean sea level—shown in the line plot above and below—has risen 10.1 centimeters (3.98 inches) since 1992. Over the past 140 years, satellites and tide gauges together show that global sea level has risen 21 to 24 centimeters (8 to 9 …
Land Surface Temperature & Sea Surface Temperature - NASA …
This image depicts average monthly land surface temperature in degrees Celsius as measured by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer on NASA’s Terra satellite. The warmest temperatures are pale yellow, while the coldest temperatures are dark blue.
Ocean Heat for Hurricane Helene - NASA Earth Observatory
2024年9月26日 · Surface waters above 27.8 degrees Celsius (82 degrees Fahrenheit)—the temperature generally required to sustain and intensify hurricanes—are represented in red on the map. The tongue of warm water is also visible in maps of sea surface temperature anomalies on NASA’s State of the Ocean data viewer.
World of Change: El Niño, La Niña, and Rainfall - NASA Earth …
These sea surface temperature and rainfall anomaly images show the direct correlation between ocean temperatures and rainfall during El Niño and La Niña events. For many people, El Niño and La Niña mean floods or drought, but the events are actually a warming or cooling of the eastern Pacific Ocean that impacts rainfall.
The Ocean Has a Fever - NASA Earth Observatory
Decades of gradual warming due to human-caused climate change and an El Niño in the Pacific Ocean nudged global sea surface temperatures to record levels in 2023.
Ocean and Climate Fact Sheet - NASA Earth Observatory
Covering more than 70 percent of the Earth's surface and containing about 97 percent of its surface water, the ocean stores vast amounts of energy in the form of heat. The ocean receives most of its heat along the equator, where incoming solar radiation is …
Climate Change Lends New Color to the Ocean - NASA Earth …
2023年10月1日 · Researchers led by B. B. Cael, a principal scientist at the U.K.’s National Oceanography Centre, revealed that 56 percent of the global sea surface has undergone a significant change in color in the past 20 years.
Sea Surface Temperature & Chlorophyll - NASA Earth Observatory
The satellites measure the temperature of the top millimeter of the ocean surface. In this map, the coolest waters appear in blue (approximately -2 degrees Celsius), and the warmest temperatures appear in pink-yellow (35 degrees Celsius).
Mapping Marine Microplastics - NASA Earth Observatory
2021年12月2日 · Researchers at the University of Michigan (UM) recently developed a new method to map the concentration of ocean microplastics around the world. The researchers used data from eight microsatellites that are part of the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) mission.