ocean temperature
Marine thermal measurement
Ocean temperature is the measure of warmth or coldness in seawater, varying by depth, location, and season.
Surface temperatures range from near freezing in polar regions to over 30°C in tropical waters.
Ocean temperature affects marine ecosystems, weather patterns, and global climate: Rising ocean temperatures threaten coral reefs worldwide.
Scientists track it as a key indicator of climate change.
- El NiñoPeriodic Pacific warming event
- sea surfaceWater-air interface
- thermoclineRapid temperature-change layer
- climate change impactsEffects of atmospheric warming
- heat capacityEnergy to raise temperature
thermal pollution · coral bleaching · downwelling · buoys · carbon cycle · isotherms · salinity · satellite imaging · deep · spawning grounds · fishing grounds · greenhouse gas emissions · polar ice melt · Pacific · tropical waters · cool · Gulf Stream · current
- oceanographyoceanography, oceanographer, sonar, marine science, thermocline
- environmental dataair quality index, climate data, carbon dioxide level, ozone level, weather data
- ocean healthcoral bleaching, marine pollution, overfishing, plastic pollution, dead zones
- climate recordshottest day, coldest day, glacier retreat
- naval oceanographybathymetry, hydrography, depth sounding, nautical charts, naval charts
- ocean lifesea, sea creatures, shark, sea life, whale
ocean temperatureair temperature
Heat level of atmosphere
soil temperature · ground temperature · body temperature · room temperature · core temperature