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Tag: Ocean

The ocean is brought to life in this collection of accurate, accessible science graphics, designed to make understanding Earth’s oceans clear and engaging. These visuals cover ocean basins, currents, seafloor structures, and interactions with the atmosphere and tectonic plates, helping to explain how oceans shape climate, ecosystems, and geology. Ideal for educators, students, and geoscience enthusiasts, this ocean graphic collection turns complex marine science concepts into visually rich, easy-to-grasp resources for teaching and learning about Earth’s dynamic oceans.

Sea surface temperature (2023)

Animated global map of the monthly average temperature of the top millimetre of the ocean’s surface throughout the year 2023.

Animated global map of the monthly average temperature of the top millimetre of the ocean’s surface throughout the year 2023. Sea surface temperature influences weather, including hurricanes, as well as plants and animals in the ocean. The sea surface tends to be warmer near the equator and colder near the poles and influenced by large currents moving warm and cold water around the planet. Some of these currents flow along the surface and are therefore visible in these sea surface temperature images. The underlying data is derived by satellite measurements (i.e., MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite). The Scientific colour map ‘glasgow‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Sea surface temperature (2023, July)

Global maps of the monthly average temperature of the top millimetre of the ocean’s surface for July 2023.

Global maps of the monthly average temperature of the top millimetre of the ocean’s surface for July 2023. Sea surface temperature influences weather, including hurricanes, as well as plants and animals in the ocean. The sea surface tends to be warmer near the equator and colder near the poles and influenced by large currents moving warm and cold water around the planet. Some of these currents flow along the surface and are therefore visible in these sea surface temperature images. The underlying data is derived by satellite measurements (i.e., MODIS instrument on NASA’s Aqua satellite). The Scientific colour map ‘glasgow‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Global precipitation climatology

Global map of the the average amount of precipitation that falls in the world each year.

Global map of the the average amount of precipitation that falls in the world each year. These long-term averages can be compared to short-term precipitation events to see how much they deviate, which allows to quantify the severity of extreme precipitation events and droughts. Departures from the climatology are a key way of understanding our changing weather patterns. Data is based on NASA’s IMERG Grand Average Climatology and given in millimetres per year, spanning the time period between June 2000 and May 2019. The Scientific colour map ‘navia‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Chlorophyll concentration

Global chlorophyll concentration in the oceans reflecting phytoplankton biomass.

Global map of chlorophyll concentration in the oceans reflecting phytoplankton biomass. Ocean phytoplankton chemically fix carbon through photosynthesis and capture about an equal amount of carbon as land vegetation. The data is derived via the NASA MODIS instrument measuring ocean color (here over 1 month in March 2023) and converting it to concentration via an empirical relationship. Chlorophyll concentration is also used to monitor global climate change. The custom-made Scientific colour map ‘breda‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Surface topography cross-section art

The global bedrock relief model of the Earth’s surface along the equator integrating land topography and ocean bathymetry reveals the vastness of the ocean depths.

No time to dive: The global bedrock relief model of the Earth’s surface along the equator integrating land topography and ocean bathymetry reveals the vastness of the ocean depths. Seeing the vastness of our global ocean that spans more than 70% of the planet’s surface, and hosts about 94% of wildlife, makes it clear why more than 80% has never been mapped, explored, or even seen by humans. Artwork is based on the data visualisation from s-ink.org/surface-topography-cross-section.

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Surface topography cross-section

Global cross-section of the Earth’s surface topography showing the bedrock elevation across oceans, land, and ice sheets.

Global cross-section of the Earth’s surface topography along the equator. Shown are the bedrock elevation across oceans, land, and ice sheets. The data is ETOPO1 (Amante and Eakins 2009), a 1 arc-minute global relief model of Earth’s surface that integrates land topography and ocean bathymetry. Alternative crosssections are included.

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Paleo surface topography

Earth’s reconstructed global surface topography from the beginning of the Cenozoic era (66 Million years ago) until today.

Still images of the Earth’s global surface topography reconstructed through the Cenozoic time (66 – 0 Ma). Shown is the Straume et al. (2020) paleogeography model. The Scientific colour map ‘bukavu‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Paleo surface topography (animated)

Animations of the Earth’s global surface topography reconstructed through the Cenozoic time (66 – 0 Ma).

Animations of the Earth’s global surface topography reconstructed through the Cenozoic time (66 – 0 Ma). Shown is the Straume et al. (2020) paleogeography model. The Scientific colour map ‘bukavu‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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Surface topography (relief)

Global maps of the Earth’s surface topography showing the bedrock elevation across oceans, land, and ice sheets.

Global maps of the Earth’s surface topography showing the bedrock elevation across oceans, land, and ice sheets. Shown is ETOPO1 (Amante and Eakins 2009), a 1 arc-minute global relief model of Earth’s surface that integrates land topography and ocean bathymetry. The Scientific colour map ‘bukavu‘ is used to represent data accurately and to all readers.

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