State of the Ocean (SOTO) is a suite of tools presented through an interactive, web-based visualization front end. It provides access to a broad range of satellite-derived products with key parameters of interest to the oceanographic community. SOTO facilitates visual exploration and comparative analysis of physical oceanographic data, enabling scientific oceanographic, climate, and related research.
SOTO is powered by Worldview, based on a cloud-native implementation.
Satellite imagery of chlorophyll and surface currents in Southern California on October 7, 2011. The surface current vectors show velocity and direction obtained by coastal radar systems. The satellite data are available through the SOTO visualization tool. Credit: NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC)
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