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Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Binned Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0	2016-04-25 to Present	5.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE), HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HABs), Water Color, Lakes/Reservoirs, Wetlands, Ground Water, Rivers/Streams
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped CyAN Project, True Color (TC) Data, version 6.0	2016-04-25 to Present	6.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE), HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HABs), Algal Blooms, Water Color, Surface Water
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped Cyanobacteria Index (CI) Data, version 6.0	2016-04-25 to Present	6.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE), HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HABs), Algal Blooms, Water Color, Surface Water
Merged Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B OLCI Regional Mapped Inland Waters (ILW) Data, version 5.0	2016-04-25 to Present	5.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	CYANOBACTERIA (BLUE-GREEN ALGAE), HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM (HABs), Water Color, Lakes/Reservoirs, Wetlands, Ground Water, Rivers/Streams
OLCI+SLSTR/Sentinel-3A L2 Surface Reflectance and Aerosol parameters over Land	2019-12-17 to Present	1	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Platform Characteristics, Attitude Characteristics, Total Temperature, Visible Radiance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent
OLCI+SLSTR/Sentinel-3B L2 Surface Reflectance and Aerosol parameters over Land	2019-12-17 to Present	1	ACTIVE	2	ZIP(netCDF 4)	Infrared Radiance, REFLECTED INFRARED, Platform Characteristics, Attitude Characteristics, Total Temperature, Visible Radiance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent
OLCI/Sentinel-3A L1 Full Resolution Top of Atmosphere Reflectance	2016-04-25 to Present	1	ACTIVE	1B	netCDF-4	REFLECTED INFRARED, Platform Characteristics, Attitude Characteristics, Visible Radiance, Reflectance
OLCI/Sentinel-3A L1 Reduced Resolution Top of Atmosphere Reflectance	2016-04-25 to Present	1	ACTIVE	1B	netCDF-4	REFLECTED INFRARED, Platform Characteristics, Attitude Characteristics, Visible Radiance, Reflectance
OLCI/Sentinel-3B L1 Full Resolution Top of Atmosphere Reflectance	2018-05-14 to Present	1	ACTIVE	1B	netCDF-4	REFLECTED INFRARED, Platform Characteristics, Attitude Characteristics, Visible Radiance, Reflectance
OLCI/Sentinel-3B L1 Reduced Resolution Top of Atmosphere Reflectance	2018-05-14 to Present	1	ACTIVE	1B	netCDF-4	REFLECTED INFRARED, Platform Characteristics, Attitude Characteristics, Visible Radiance, Reflectance
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-1B Earth-observation Full Resolution (EFR) Data, version 1	2016-04-05 to Present	1	ACTIVE	1	netCDF-4	Top Of Atmosphere (TOA) Reflectance
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-1B Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Data, version 1	2016-04-05 to Present	1	ACTIVE	1	netCDF-4	Ocean Color
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Full Resolution (EFR) Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Absorption, Scattering, Gelbstoff, Phytoplankton
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Full Resolution (EFR) Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Absorption, Scattering, Gelbstoff, Phytoplankton
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Full Resolution (EFR) Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Ocean Color, Reflectance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Chlorophyll Concentration, Attenuation/Transmission, Organic Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Fluorescence, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Full Resolution (EFR) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Ocean Color, Reflectance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Chlorophyll Concentration, Attenuation/Transmission, Organic Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Fluorescence, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Ocean Color (OC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Ocean Color, Reflectance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Chlorophyll Concentration, Attenuation/Transmission, Organic Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Fluorescence, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Ocean Color (OC) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Ocean Color, Reflectance, Aerosol Optical Depth/Thickness, Angstrom Exponent, Chlorophyll Concentration, Attenuation/Transmission, Organic Carbon, Inorganic Carbon, Fluorescence, Photosynthetically Active Radiation
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Reduced-Resolution (ERR) Inherent Optical Properties (IOP) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Absorption, Scattering, Gelbstoff, Phytoplankton
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-2 Regional Earth-observation Reduced-Resolution (ERR) Inherent Optical Properties (IOP), Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	2	netCDF-4	Absorption, Scattering, Gelbstoff, Phytoplankton
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-3 Global Binned Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Chlorophyll (CHL) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	Chlorophyll Concentration, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll Concentrations, Phytoplankton
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-3 Global Binned Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Chlorophyll (CHL) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	Chlorophyll Concentration, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll, Chlorophyll Concentrations, Phytoplankton
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-3 Global Binned Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Downwelling Irradiance (KD) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	Attenuation/Transmission
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-3 Global Binned Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Downwelling Irradiance (KD) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	Attenuation/Transmission
Sentinel-3A OLCI Level-3 Global Binned Earth-observation Reduced Resolution (ERR) Remote-Sensing Reflectance (RRS) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 2022.0	2016-04-05 to Present	2022.0	ACTIVE	3	netCDF-4	Reflectance

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CyAN File Search	The CyAN File Search tool allows users to choose an area over the continental United States and Alaska to retrieve cyanobacteria datasets archived by the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) project.	Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
OB.DAAC Direct Data Access	NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) provides direct access to all available data through HTTPS protocol, suitable for asynchronous bulk downloads.	Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
OB.DAAC File Search Utility	Find and download instrument data archived at OB.DAAC using mission parameters or filename patterns, including support for wildcard searching on partial filenames.	Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser	The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4).	Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization

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