PO.DAAC Learning Resources

Learning resources created by NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) help users find, analyze, and visualize data.

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The PO.DAAC cookbook is a repository of tutorials designed to help users learn about and experiment with datasets.

Resources include:

How-to section: bite-sized pieces of code
Tutorials: example workflows specific to PO.DAAC datasets
Advanced Cloud resources: guides, recipes, and more to help optimize cloud workflows
Tech Guide: instructions to clone the PO.DAAC repository

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data visualization of El Nino over the Pacific

Tracking the 2026 El Niño from the Open Ocean to the Coast

The Sentinel-6 Michael Freilich and SWOT satellites are monitoring a potentially record-strength El Niño from the deep Pacific to the coast.

Data in Action

Oct. 23, 2026

When Fields Flood: Identifying Standing Water and Inundated Vegetation from Space

This ARSET Skills Launchpad walks users through the detection and monitoring of surface water and flooding on farmland.

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When Fields Flood: Identifying Standing Water & Inundated Vegetation from Space

This ARSET Skills Launchpad walks users through the detection and monitoring of surface water and flooding on farmland.

StoryMap

Oct. 15, 2026

From Sea Surface to Sea Life: SWOT, PACE, and NISAR Watch Gulf Stream Frontal Eddies Together

NASA's new Earth-observing satellites map ocean physics and biology just hours apart, marking a leap forward in tracking fast-evolving, small-scale ocean phenomena from space.

Data in Action

Sept. 14, 2026

This data visualization shows the areas where sea surface salinity has increased (depicted in red) and descreased (depicted in blue) over ten years (2011 to 2021).

ECCO Reveals Causes of Long-Term Salinity Changes in Southeast Indian Ocean

Researchers used ECCO data to understand the mechanisms behind changes in salinity of the Southeast Indian Ocean.

Data in Action

June 5, 2026

sea surface salinity compared to sea ice concentration in Alaska

Why Sea Surface Salinity Matters for Arctic Sea Ice

Arctic river discharge plays a key role in controlling early fall sea ice formation in the Beaufort Sea.

Data in Action

May 13, 2026

Monitoring and Predicting Floods Using Earth Observations for Planning and Preparedness

This three-part ARSET training covers flood monitoring via remote sensing, NASA flood products, and GEOGLOWS streamflow predictions.

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June 18-25, 2026

Monitoring Groundwater Changes for Water Resources Management

This ARSET training covers how data from GRACE/GRACE-FO, OPERA-DISP, and GLDAS can be used to assess groundwater changes.

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April 23-30, 2026

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