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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
ALOS_PALSAR_LEVEL2.2 ALOS PALSAR 2006-01-23 to 2011-05-23 N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Standard Physical Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Aqua/AIRS L2 Near Real Time (NRT) Support Retrieval (AIRS-only) V7.0 at GES DISC Aqua AIRS 2002-08-30 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
ASTER L2 Surface Kinetic Temperature V004 Terra ASTER 2000-03-04 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 COG
ASTER L2 Surface Temperature V003 Terra ASTER 2000-03-04 to Present GLOBAL N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 HDF-EOS2, GeoTIFF
CMS: LiDAR Data for Mangrove Forests in the Zambezi River Delta, Mozambique, 2014 Airplane AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER 2014-05-05 to 2014-05-05 N: -18.7928 S: -18.893 E: 36.2918 W: 36.1495 multiple
CMS: Mangrove Canopy Height Estimates from Remote Imagery, Zambezi Delta, Mozambique Airplane, SPACE SHUTTLES, WORLDVIEW-2, TSX AIRBORNE LASER SCANNER, SRTM, SAR 2011-10-14 to 2014-05-06 N: -18.6269 S: -18.915 E: 36.3389 W: 36.1186 GeoTIFF
CMS: MODIS GPP, fPAR, and SST, and ENSO Index, Baja California, Mexico, 2000-2013 Terra MODIS 2000-01-01 to 2013-12-31 N: 32.6377 S: 22.7744 E: -108 W: -117 CSV
CMS: Simulated Physical-Biogeochemical Data, SABGOM Model, Gulf of America, 2005-2010 Ships, COMPUTERS CO2 ANALYZERS, Computer 2005-01-01 to 2010-12-31 GULF OF AMERICA N: 39.3735 S: 13.1637 E: -68.1901 W: -100.433 netCDF-4 classic
Delta-X: AirSWOT L2 Geocoded Water Surface Elevation, MRD, LA, 2021, V3 King Air AirSWOT 2021-03-26 to 2021-09-12 LOUISIANA N: 29.86 S: 28.98 E: -90.21 W: -91.6 multiple
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