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Ocean Data Access and Tools

NASA data span the geophysical parameters that characterize the global ocean and the physical processes operating within its depths and at its surface. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Ocean Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
A Multi University Research Initiative (MURI) Camouflage Project Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2010-06-14 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
A Multi University Research Initiative (MURI) near the Hawaiian Islands Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2012-05-31 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Sounder SIPS: Aqua AIRS Level-1C Calibration Subset: Random Full Spectra V2 (SNDRAQIML1CCALSUBRND) at GES DISC Aqua AIRS, AMSU-B 2002-08-31 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
SWOT Simulated Level-2 KaRIn SSH from GLORYS for Cal/Val Version 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2014-04-12 to 2015-12-31 N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
SWOT Simulated Level-2 KaRIn SSH from GLORYS for Science Version 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2014-04-12 to 2015-12-31 N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
SWOT Simulated Level-2 Nadir SSH from GLORYS for Cal/Val Version 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2014-04-12 to 2015-12-31 N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
SWOT Simulated Level-2 Nadir SSH from GLORYS for Science Version 1 COMPUTERS Computer 2014-04-12 to 2015-12-31 N: 77.6 S: -77.6 E: 180 W: -180 netCDF-4
TARA-EUROPA Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2023-01-01 to 2024-12-31 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
2004 Measurements made in the Chesapeake Bay Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2004-10-01 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
2010 Measurements made in Green Bay, Wisconsin Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2010-09-17 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
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Ocean Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
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
CyFi Explorer CyFi Explorer enables users to view corresponding Sentinel-2 satellite imagery for each cyanobacteria estimate, and estimate cyanobacteria density. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
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
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
SeaBASS SeaBASS is public archive of ocean and atmosphere data captured in situ. The archive is maintained by NASA's Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). Downloading
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
SOTO State of the Ocean (SOTO) is an interactive web-based tool that generates informative maps, animations, and plots that communicate and prove the discovery and analysis of the state of the oceans. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
STREAM STREAM is a rapid water quality monitoring tool that processes satellite imagery to create maps showing chlorophyll-a, Total Suspended Solids, and water clarity at 20-30 meter resolution. Processing
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