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Earth’s Energy out of Balance

These maps show observed and modeled energy imbalances in the top 750 meters of the world’s oceans from 1993-2003.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Earth’s Energy out of Balance.

NASA image courtesy Jim Hansen et. al., Goddard Institute for Space Studies

Published April 29, 2005