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PO.DAAC Data Access and Tools

Explore datasets archived by NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) and learn more about relevant data tools. 

Data at PO.DAAC

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Dataset Platform Temporal Resolution Spatial Resolution Cloud Access
NASA-SSH ENSO Sea Surface Height Indicator TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-1, OSTM/JASON-2, JASON-3, Sentinel-6A 7 Day
NASA-SSH Global Mean Sea Level from Simple Gridded Sea Surface Height TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-1, OSTM/JASON-2, JASON-3, Sentinel-6A 7 Day
NASA-SSH IOD Sea Surface Height Indicator TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-1, OSTM/JASON-2, JASON-3, Sentinel-6A 7 Day
NASA-SSH PDO Sea Surface Height Indicator TOPEX/POSEIDON, JASON-1, OSTM/JASON-2, JASON-3, Sentinel-6A 7 Day
GHRSST Level 2P NAVO 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature version 3.0 from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-20 satellite NOAA-20 750 Meters x 750 Meters
GHRSST Level 2P NAVO 1 m Depth Global Sea Surface Temperature version 3.0 from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-21 satellite NOAA-21 750 Meters x 750 Meters
CYGNSS Level 2 Science Data Record Version 3.2 CYGNSS 25 Kilometers x 25 Kilometers
GHRSST Level 2P NOAA ACSPO SST v2.80 from VIIRS on NOAA-21 Satellite NOAA-21 750 Meters x 750 Meters
GHRSST Level 3U NOAA ACSPO SST v2.80 from VIIRS on NOAA-21 Satellite NOAA-21 0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 Decimal Degrees
CSR TELLUS GRACE-FO Level-3 Monthly Ocean Bottom Pressure Anomaly Release 6.2 version 04 GRACE-FO 1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
CSR TELLUS GRACE-FO Level-3 Monthly Ocean Bottom Pressure Anomaly Release 6.3 version 04 GRACE-FO 1 Decimal Degrees x 1 Decimal Degrees
GRACE-FO Level-2 Monthly Geopotential Spherical Harmonics CSR Release 06.2 (RL06.2) GRACE-FO 330000 Meters x 330000 Meters
GRACE-FO Level-2 Monthly Geopotential Spherical Harmonics CSR Release 06.3 (RL06.3) GRACE-FO 330000 Meters x 330000 Meters
GHRSST L2P NOAA/ACSPO Himawari-09 AHI Pacific Ocean Region Sea Surface Temperature v2.90 dataset Himawari-9 2000 Meters x 2000 Meters
GHRSST L3C NOAA/ACSPO Himawari-09 AHI Pacific Ocean Region Sea Surface Temperature v2.90 dataset Himawari-9 0.02 Decimal Degrees x 0.02 Decimal Degrees
SWOT Level 1B High-Rate Single-look Complex Data Product SWOT
SWOT Level 1B High-Rate Single-look Complex Data Product, Version 1.1 SWOT
SWOT Level 1B High-Rate Single-look Complex Data Product, Version C SWOT
SWOT Level 1B High-Rate Single-look Complex Data Product, Version D SWOT
SWOT Level 1B Low-Rate Interferogram Data Product, Version 1.0 SWOT
SWOT Level 1B Low-Rate Interferogram Data Product, Version 1.1 SWOT
SWOT Level 1B Low-Rate Interferogram Data Product, Version C SWOT
SWOT Level 1B Low-Rate Interferogram Data Product, Version D SWOT
MetOp-B ASCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 Models, METOP-B 12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers
MetOp-B ASCAT ESDR Level 2 Modeled Ocean Surface Auxiliary Fields Version 1.0 Models, METOP-B 12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers

PO.DAAC Data Tools

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Tool Sort descending Description Services
HiTIDE Use HiTIDE to subset and download popular Level 2 (swath) datasets. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Downloading
Hydrocron Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. Subsetting, Visualization
Metadata Compliance Checker The Metadata Compliance Checker is an automated tool, written in Python, that checks metadata attributes for presence and adherence to standard.
NASA Harmony Use NASA Harmony services to prepare analysis-ready data, reduce time-to-science, and apply spatial and temporal subsetting to reduce data volume. Subsetting, Transformation
OPeNDAP OPeNDAP handles transport, translation, and subsetting of data residing in most Earth science data formats. Downloading, Subsetting
PO.DAAC Data Downloader and Subscriber Continually download PO.DAAC data products from the cloud. Downloading, Search and Discovery
SOTO State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
SWODLR SWODLR is an open-source software system developed to generate custom Level 2 raster data products from data acquired by the SWOT platform. Visualization, Customization
SWOT Swath Visualizer The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Swath Visualizer provides a visualization of two instruments’ coverage of Earth's surface: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer and altimeter. Analysis, Data Curation, Visualization
WISP The Water Information from Space (WISP) is an interactive dashboard for displaying satellite hydrology data. Monitoring Natural Events, Visualization
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