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NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Ocean Heat Fluxes, Version 2

Published by DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: February 10, 2026 | Last Modified: 2016-09-30T00:00:00.000+00:00
The Ocean Heat fluxes Climate Data Record (CDR) is one of three CDRs that make up the NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB). They can be used to describe essential aspects of the air-sea exchange. This CDR leverages the parameters of surface atmospheric properties and sea surface temperature to calculate the latent and sensible heat fluxes from a neural-network emulator of the TOGA-COARE Bulk Air-Sea Flux Algorithm. The final record is a 3-hourly 0.25-degree resolution grid over the global ice-free oceans from January 1988 to August 2021.

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  • NCEI Dataset Landing Page

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  • NOAA CDR page

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  • NOAA CDR of Ocean Heat Fluxes Landing Page Version 1.0

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  • NOAA NCEI Direct Download

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  • NOAA NCEI THREDDS Catalog

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  • AWS S3 Explorer (Region: us-east-1)

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  • Google Cloud Bucket Explorer (Region: US-multiple)

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  • Registry of Open Data on AWS

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  • Google Earth Engine Page (Region: US-central-1)

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  • Azure Landing Page (Region: us-east)

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  • DSMR Publication at the NOAA Institutional Repository

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  • SEAFLUX

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  • Variability of tropical diurnal sea surface temperature

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  • Predicting near-surface characteristics from SSM/I using neural networks with a first guess approach

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  • NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) Climate Data Record (CDR): Sea Surface Temperatures

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  • NOAA Ocean Surface Bundle (OSB) Climate Data Record (CDR): Ocean Near Surface Atmospheric Properties

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  • Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords

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  • GCOS Essential Climate Variables

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identifier gov.noaa.ncdc:C00973
issued 2016-09-30T00:00:00.000+00:00
keyword 
                                            [
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Winds > Surface Winds",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Heat Budget > Evaporation",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Heat Budget > Heat Flux",
  "Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Air Temperature",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Boundary Layer Temperature",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature > Skin Temperature",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Surface Temperature",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Processes > Evaporation",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor Indicators > Humidity",
  "Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Water Vapor > Water Vapor",
  "Oceanic - Surface - Sea-surface Temperature",
  "Atmospheric - Surface - Air Temperature",
  "Atmospheric - Surface - Wind Speed And Direction",
  "Atmospheric - Surface - Water Vapour",
  "Ocean",
  "Vertical Location > Sea Surface",
  "Vertical Location > Boundary Layer",
  "GEWEX > Global Energy and Water Cycle Experiment",
  "NOAA OneStop Project",
  "Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Spectrometers/Radiometers > Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers > SSMI > Special Sensor Microwave/Imager",
  "Earth Remote Sensing Instruments > Passive Remote Sensing > Spectrometers/Radiometers > Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers > AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer",
  "Earth Observation Satellites > DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) > DMSP 5D-2/F8 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F8",
  "Earth Observation Satellites > DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) > DMSP 5D-2/F8 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F9",
  "Earth Observation Satellites > DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) > DMSP 5D-2/F8 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F10",
  "Earth Observation Satellites > DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) > DMSP 5D-2/F8 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F13",
  "Earth Observation Satellites > DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) > DMSP 5D-2/F8 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F14",
  "Earth Observation Satellites > DMSP (Defense Meteorological Satellite Program) > DMSP 5D-2/F8 > Defense Meteorological Satellite Program-F15",
  "10 km - < 50 km or approximately .09 degree - < .5 degree",
  "Hourly - < Daily",
  "1 meter - < 10 meters",
  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) Program",
  "Satellite"
]
language 
                                            []
license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
modified 2016-09-30T00:00:00.000+00:00
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
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                                            [
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  "https://doi.org/10.1175/BAMS-85-3-409",
  "https://doi.org/10.1175/JCLI3958.1",
  "https://doi.org/10.1029/2009JD013099",
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  "https://doi.org/10.7289/V55T3HH0"
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rights otherRestrictions
spatial 180.0,-90.0,-180.0,90.0
temporal 1988-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2021-08-31T00:00:00+00:00
title NOAA Climate Data Record (CDR) of Ocean Heat Fluxes, Version 2

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