NASA-JPL Geodetic Ocean Heat Content and Steric Height

This set of files contains ocean heat content (OHC) and steric height derived from satellite altimetry and gravimetry, along with related uncertainties, correction factors, and other diagnostics. The source altimetry data used are the NASA-SSH version 1 gridded sea surface height fields, and the source gravimetry data are the JPL RL06.3_v04 mascon fields. Data are presented either on a 0.5x0.5-degree lat/lon grid, or as globally-integrated OHC/global mean steric height, with the mask used in the global integration provided. Acknowledgments: The authors would like to express their gratitude to the NASA GRACE-Follow On Science Team and the NASA Physical Oceanography Program for supporting this work. Part of this research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (80NM0018D0004).