Talk:Ocean heat content

First draft

In writing the first draft of this article, my target audience was high school and college students who want some basic information about ocean heat content and reliable sources for additional information. Since ocean heat content is a major issue in the scientific debate about anthropogenic global warming, I was careful to include sources from both sides of the debate as well as primary data sources for the more advanced researcher.

In discussing the historical development of instruments used to collect data necessary to compute ocean heat content, there is always some overlap of technologies. But I believe readers benefit from dates because it provides context even if the dates are somewhat arbitrary and imprecise. Rather than come up with my own dating scheme, I have chosen to follow the dates presented in Lyman and Johnson [1].

Wikipedia does not currently have an article on “Ocean heat content.” “Oceanic heat content” redirects to “Sea Surface Temperature,” which is not exactly the same thing. One of my goals was to write a first draft that would not get slapped with the “stub” label. But I do hope others jump in to make the article better.

One of my frustrations was in not finding an image to show OHCA changes over the years. The NOAA is a government agency and should have such images on the web. Unfortunately, the only ones I could find were not up to date such as this one. [2] This shows ocean heat rising quickly but fails to show the leveling off seen in recent years. If someone can get hold of an up to date image we can use for the article, it would be much appreciated.

While I tried to discuss the scientific interest in ocean heat content, I did not discuss possible uses of this heat. If others think its inclusion would benefit the article, you may want to use this resource. What is Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion?

Also, since this is my first article for Citizendium, I may not have followed all of the style points exactly. Feel free to correct me and teach me here.Ron Cram 18:09, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Some help about writing article in CZ

Ron: I completed creating this Talk subpage for you by adding the {{subpages}} template at the top of Talk Edit page. Whenever you create a subpage, you simply add that template at the top of the subpage Edit page ... as well as at the top of the main article Edit page.

I also completed the Metadata template page for you. Whenever you create a new article, you should complete these items in the Metadata template:

• pagename = (the article name)
• variant = (the English language variant, either AE, BE, CE or AuE)
• abc =   (delete the "  and replace it with the article name again) [I did this for you]
• status = (either 1, 2, 3, or 4. In this case, the article is not just a copy of a Wikipedia article, so it is not a status 4. It more than a stub, so it is not a status 3. It is indeed a developing article, so it is a status 2. Always make a status selection when the article is created. It can always be subsequently changed by you or others.) [I selected status 2 for you]
• cat1= (select a category into which you think the article should be. In fact, you may select 2 or 3 categories but no more than 3. Again, whatever categories you select can always be subsequently changed by you or by others.)
• cat check = (if you are not sure of your category selections, then enter "yes". Otherwise enter "no".)
• Cleanup = (if you feel that the article need copy editing, adding if internal CZ links, or better formatting, then enter "yes". Otherwise enter "no".) [I entered "yes" for you]

That's all that you should fill in on the Metadata template page.

One other thing you should do is to create the "Related Articles" subpage by clicking on the "Related Articles" tab at the top of this Talk page or the top of the Main article subpage. Then enter the {{subpages}} template at the top and read the instructions on how to format the Related Articles subpage. In the case of this article, the Parent Topic article should probably be "Earth science" and it should be written as {{r|Earth science}}. Then the Sub Topics articles should probably include {{r|Ocean science}} or {{r|Oceanography}} or whatever you think is appropriate. Then as for the Related Topics articles, you should cut and paste all the "See Also" articles in your main article. Each of them should be written as {{r|Article name}} The "See Also" section is a Wikipedia feature which is not to be used in a CZ article. The "Related Articles" subpage is replaces Wikipedia's "See Also" section. Don't worry about listing Related Articles that don't exist as yet in CZ. They will eventually exist ... and listing them in the Related Articles will help other CZ authors to see that they need to be written.

I apologise for being so long-winded ... but I hope all of my comments above are useful in getting you acquainted with how to create a CZ article. Milton Beychok 04:56, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Milton, thank you for adding the subpages template and for your comments. I was able to learn a little of this but most of it is new to me. I will work on the Related Articles subpage when I can. I am not certain I grasp the concept of Parent Topic article and Sub Topic articles yet. Can there only be one Parent Topic article? And do not apologize for being long-winded. I need all the help I can get. Ron Cram 05:23, 27 December 2008 (UTC)

Yes, you can have multiple Parent Topics and multiple Sub Topics as well. Perhaps, you think that Global warming might be either a Parent Topic or a Sub Topic?? I'm no expert on that, but if you think so, go for it! It can always be changed later. Milton Beychok 05:41, 27 December 2008 (UTC)