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SeaDAS Version 9.1.0 Released

Data Update
Issued
Oct. 4, 2024
Resolved

NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) released the Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) version 9.1.0.

Highlights of what's new:

  • Retains user custom auxiliary data (in ~/.seadas9) and archives the rest (in ~/.seadas_archive).
  • File/Sensor Support: Support includes features such as reading a file, adding band groupings, flipping scene data, etc.
  • Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) wavelength dependent products: the actual center-wavelength (floating-point value) is now read and displayed. The integerized band name is retained.
  • Angular View Tool: By default only the band grouping tied to the currently selected band is selected.
  • Bathymetry Mask Tool: Modified to set units and description of the bathymetry, topography and elevation bands.
  • Color Manager Tool: Preferences now supports setting value of UNIVERSAL and STANDARD palette.
  • Software and System Info: Added checks for Python including checking for installation of the Python requests module Added a check for Earthdata login setup in the .netrc file
  • Spectrum View Tool: By default only the band grouping tied to the currently selected band is selected.
  • Statistics Tool: Spreadsheet now includes wavelength (for wavelength dependent bands). Spreadsheet now includes view angle (for polarimeter instruments - this can be enabled in the preferences).
  • Supports V2024.5 OCSSW release tag.

For more details, read the full v9.1.0 release notes.

Details

Last Updated

Dec. 15, 2025

Published

Oct. 4, 2024

Data Center/Project

Ocean Biology DAAC (OB.DAAC)