Sea surface temperature (SST) is a fundamental parameter in understanding climate dynamics, ocean circulation and air–sea interactions. Advances in remote sensing techniques have considerably enhanced ...

The year 2025 was the warmest on record for the heat content of the world’s oceans. Ocean heat content (OHC) increased by around 500 zettajoules – billion trillion joules – since the 1940s.

In order to understand currents, tides and other ocean dynamics, scientists need to accurately capture sea surface height, or ...

The sea surface temperature in the Fijian archipelago in the southwestern Pacific is now at its maximum for more than 600 years. This finding is the result of an international research team's ...

Sea temperatures in the Persian Gulf have soared to nearly 100 F, just short of the Earth's record high. NASA data revealed that the surface of the water between Iran and the Arab Peninsula hit a mind ...

This summer was an exceptionally hot one. While not the hottest on record, temperatures were only marginally below that figure. And the warm spell has continued into the beginning of autumn. New data ...

It may sparkle in the sun, but the ocean's surface is a dynamic thermometer for our planet. The sea surface temperature (SST) is measured by satellites and buoys in the ocean, to give the most ...

As global temperatures rise, so do sea surface temperatures (SSTs), and that’s having a direct impact on hurricane activity. Hurricanes are essentially heat engines, fueled by the warmth of the ocean.