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Description

The primary sensor aboard the PACE spacecraft is the Ocean Color Instrument (OCI). It is a highly advanced optical spectrometer that will be used to measure properties of light over portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. It will enable continuous measurement of light at finer wavelength resolution than previous NASA satellite sensors, extending key system ocean color data records for climate studies.

Version Description

Reprocessing of Ocean Color (OC) Datasets

Product Summary

Platforms
PACE
Instruments
OCI
Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Geographic Region
GLOBAL OCEAN
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2024-03-05 to Present
Data Partner
Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG) ,
Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/OB.DAAC)
Concept ID
C3620140243-OB_CLOUD
Data State
ACTIVE
Number of Files/Granules
0
Processing Level
3
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group. (2025). PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Aerosol Optical Thickness Data, version 3.1 [Data set]. NASA Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/PACE/OCI/L3M/AOT/3.1 Date Accessed: 2025-12-04

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