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Background information
Background Information
Context
The Sea Surface Temperature index is relevant for marine ecosystems and fishery. This Index is part of the Ocean temperature type of the Oceanic category of the classification.
The index gives the temperature at the surface of the ocean.
The higher/lower the value, the higher/lower the temperature.
Definition
The Sea Surface Temperature index represents the mean sea surface temperature over different timescales (°C).
Data Sources
The data was assembled on behalf of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) based on climate projections hosted on the C3S Climate Data Store (CDS). The Index is calculated from the ERA5 reanalysis and a set of 34 earth system models simulations that were interpolated on an identical spatial grid of 1°x1° resolution, and for each of the two emission scenarios: SSP2-4.5 and SSP5-8.5. More information about the dataset can be found in the corresponding CDS documentation resources.
Supporting Information
Further information about this application can be found in the ECDE application User Guide and the Data and datasets underpining the ECDE. Related information also be found in other sections of the EEA site: EEA indicators: European sea surface temperature (link).
Data download
The aggregated data shown on the map can be downloaded as csv files.
Visualisation and Navigation
The application has an interactive map on the left side with a set of drop down menus to select the point’s the time span (Year, Season or Month), the emission scenario (RCP4.5 or RCP8.5), the period (near future 2011-2040, mid future 2041-2070 or far future 2071-2100). By clicking on the map, a scrolling panel appears on the right side displaying interactive plots corresponding to temporal averages over the selected region. Hover over the plots to see the values.
Content in the European Climate Data Explorer pages is delivered by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) implemented by ECMWF.
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