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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 2009 (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.
Yearly data file links
 
HC_0-700-year.tar.gz (7.2 MB)
HC_0-700_5555.dat
HC_0-700_5656.dat
HC_0-700_5757.dat
HC_0-700_5858.dat
HC_0-700_5959.dat
HC_0-700_6060.dat
HC_0-700_6161.dat
HC_0-700_6262.dat
HC_0-700_6363.dat
HC_0-700_6464.dat
HC_0-700_6565.dat
HC_0-700_6666.dat
HC_0-700_6767.dat
HC_0-700_6868.dat
HC_0-700_6969.dat
HC_0-700_7070.dat
HC_0-700_7171.dat
HC_0-700_7272.dat
HC_0-700_7373.dat
HC_0-700_7474.dat
HC_0-700_7575.dat
HC_0-700_7676.dat
HC_0-700_7777.dat
HC_0-700_7878.dat
HC_0-700_7979.dat
HC_0-700_8080.dat
HC_0-700_8181.dat
HC_0-700_8282.dat
 HC_0-700_8383.dat
HC_0-700_8484.dat
HC_0-700_8585.dat
HC_0-700_8686.dat
HC_0-700_8787.dat
HC_0-700_8888.dat
HC_0-700_8989.dat
HC_0-700_9090.dat
HC_0-700_9191.dat
HC_0-700_9292.dat
HC_0-700_9393.dat
HC_0-700_9494.dat
HC_0-700_9595.dat
HC_0-700_9696.dat
HC_0-700_9797.dat
HC_0-700_9898.dat
HC_0-700_9999.dat
HC_0-700_A0A0.dat
HC_0-700_A1A1.dat
HC_0-700_A2A2.dat
HC_0-700_A3A3.dat
HC_0-700_A4A4.dat
HC_0-700_A5A5.dat
HC_0-700_A6A6.dat
HC_0-700_A7A7.dat
HC_0-700_A8A8.dat
HC_0-700_A9A9.dat