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Global analyzed fields (ASCII files)
To download the heat content files, you may download an individual file or a tar file of all years for a particular file type. Information how to download and read the data is available from Instructions.
3-Month Heat Content from 1955-present (1018 joules)
  • Analyzed fields
- The 0 - 700 meters layer
  
    File naming conventions:

    [p][ud]-[ld]-[by][ey][bm]-[em].dat
     |  |    |    |   |   |    |
     |  |    |    |   |   |    last two digits of ending month
     |  |    |    |   |   last two digits of beginning month 
     |  |    |    |   last two digits of ending year
     |  |    |    last two digits of beginning year
     |  |    lower depth of layer
     |  upper depth of layer
     parameter (hc=heat content)

Note: year 2000 is presented as A0, 2001 is A1, etc.

 
Yearly heat content from 1955 to 2008 (1018 joules)
  • Analyzed fields
- The 0 - 700 meters layer
  
    File naming conventions:

    [p][ud]-[ld]-[by][ey].dat
     |  |    |    |   |
     |  |    |    |   last two digits of ending year
     |  |    |    last two digits of beginning year
     |  |    lower depth of layer
     |  upper depth of layer
     parameter (hc=heat content)

Note: year 2000 is presented as A0, 2001 is A1, etc.
 

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