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9. Ocean Temperature

1. Introduction
2.  Salt in Seawater?
3. Ions of Salt
4. Source of the Salt?
5. Salinity Variability
6. Salinity & Precipitation
7. Salinity Summary
8. Calculating Salinity
9. Ocean Temperature
10. Solar Radiation
11. Properties
12. Light Penetration
13. Temperature
14. Thermocline
15. Density
16. Layering

• The map below shows temperature at the sea surface around the world from this week. A temperature scale, in degrees Fahrenheit, is given at the bottom of the image.
• Examine the geographic distribution of the sea surface temperature.
• Based on your observations, what is the source of heat in the world's oceans

Provided by SSEC, University of Wisconsin-Madison Graduate School

Send to Don Reed
Department of Geology
San Jose State University

 

Let's now examine in more detail, the heat in the ocean