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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 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
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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Ocean Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
GPM Ground Validation Met One Rain Gauge Pairs MC3E Version 1 GROUND STATIONS N: 36.7 S: 36.5 E: -97.4 W: -97.6 TAR/TGZ
GPM Ground Validation SEA FLUX ICE POP V1 MODELS Computer 2017-09-01 to 2018-04-30 WESTERN PACIFIC OCEAN N: 54.25 S: 8.5 E: 177.5 W: 98.5 netCDF-4
GPM GROUND VALIDATION TWO-DIMENSIONAL VIDEO DISDROMETER (2DVD) WFF Version 1 GROUND STATIONS 2DVD N: 37.9442 S: 37.9289 E: -75.4572 W: -75.4781 ASCII
GRIP HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V1 NASA WB-57F HIRAD 2010-09-01 to 2010-09-16 CARIBBEAN N: 30.1404 S: 18.2751 E: -71.0313 W: -95.5915 netCDF-3
Gross Primary Production Maps of Tidal Wetlands across Conterminous USA, 2000-2019 Terra, MODELS MODIS, Computer 2000-03-05 to 2019-11-17 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA N: 47.6967 S: 23.5017 E: -65.9019 W: -128.026 GeoTIFF
High-Impact Weather Assessment Toolkit (HIWAT) COMPUTERS Computer 2017-04-02 to 2022-10-02 HIMALAYAS N: 45.951 S: 10.632 E: 111.438 W: 60.562 netCDF-3
HURRICANE AND SEVERE STORM SENTINEL (HS3) HURRICANE IMAGING RADIOMETER (HIRAD) V1 GLOBAL HAWK HIRAD 2012-11-05 to 2014-10-17 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN N: 52.0268 S: 12.3911 E: -55.0826 W: -175.343 netCDF-3
Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Scanning High-Resolution Interferometer Sounder (S-HIS) V1 GLOBAL HAWK S-HIS 2011-09-01 to 2014-09-30 ATLANTIC OCEAN N: 50.0961 S: 7.55205 E: -19.2257 W: -154.611 netCDF-3
Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) Statistical Hurricane Intensity Prediction Scheme (SHIPS) Intensity V1 GOES-15, GROUND STATIONS GOES-15 Imager, RAWINSONDES 2014-03-18 to 2014-09-30 TROPICS N: 44.51 S: 7.19 E: -14.99 W: -179.11 ASCII
Indicators of Coastal Water Quality: Ancillary Data MODELS Computer 1998-01-01 to 2007-12-31 GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 Grid, Shapefile
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