Articles | Volume 18, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6945-2026
https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-18-6945-2026
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22 Sep 2026
Data description article |  | 22 Sep 2026

Improving global and regional ocean heat content by consistently combining GRACE gravity, satellite altimetry and Argo profile observations in a joint inversion framework

Bernd Uebbing, Kristin Vielberg, Roelof Rietbroek, Bene Aschenneller, Armin Köhl, and Jürgen Kusche

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Gridded (0.25 deg) monthly ocean heat content from consistently combining GRACE(-FO) satellite gravimerty, in situ Argo profiles and satellite altimetry Bernd Uebbing and Jürgen Kusche https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.994058

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About 90% of the excess heat in the Earth system is stored within the oceans leading to significant ocean warming and corresponding (volumetric) sea level change. We quantify global and regional ocean heat content change (OHC) by consistently combining space-geodetic altimetry, gravity and in situ temperature profile observations. Our results agree well with published estimates and highlight the benefit of consistently processing space-geodetic datasets for deriving high quality OHC estimates.
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