OB.DAAC Preservation Documents

Access preservation information for each of the primary data collections at NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC).

NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) maintains a long-term archive containing metadata, documentation, and data in accordance with the "NASA Earth Science Data Preservation Content Specification" document. For each Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS) Project mission supported by OB.DAAC, a list of archived content is publicly accessible via the links below.

As Aquarius/SAC-D documents become available, they will be added here.

As CZCS documents become available, they will be added here.

As HICO documents become available, they will be added here.

As MERIS documents become available, they will be added here.

List	Description	Document
Preflight/Pre-Operations	This list includes: Instrument/sensor characteristics including pre-flight/pre-operations performance measurements; calibration method; radiometric and spectral response; noise characteristics; and detector offsets.	Calibration Information
Science Data Products	This list includes: Raw instrument data, Level 0 through Level 4 data products and associated metadata.	Science Data Access
Science Data Product Documentation	This list includes: Structure and format with definitions of all parameters and metadata fields; algorithm theoretical basis; processing history and product version history; and quality assessment information.	Science Data Procuct Level Descriptions MODIS L2 IOP Format Specifications MODIS L2 OC Format Specifications Algorithm Theoretical Bias Descriptions Processing History
Mission Data Calibration	This list includes: Instrument/sensor calibration method (in operation) and data; calibration software used to generate lookup tables; and instrument and platform events and maneuvers.	L2gen IDL
Science Data Product Software	This list includes: Product generation software and software documentation.	SeaDAS Ocean Data Science Software
Science Data Product Algorithm Input	This list includes: Any ancillary data or other datasets used in generation or calibration of the data or derived product; and ancillary data description and documentation.	Ancillary Data
Science Data Product Validation	This list includes: Records, publications, and datasets.	Product Validation
Science Data Software Tools	This list includes: Product access (reader) tools.	SeaDAS
Checklist	This list includes: “Metadata” about the above 8 categories showing how and where items in each category are preserved.

List	Description	Document
Preflight/Pre-Operations	This list includes: Instrument/sensor characteristics including pre-flight/pre-operations performance measurements; calibration method; radiometric and spectral response; noise characteristics; and detector offsets.	Calibration Information
Science Data Products	This list includes: Raw instrument data, Level 0 through Level 4 data products and associated metadata.
Science Data Product Documentation	This list includes: Structure and format with definitions of all parameters and metadata fields; algorithm theoretical basis; processing history and product version history; and quality assessment information.	Level 2 OC Format Specifications Level 2 IOP Format Specifications Level 2 SST Format Specifications Level 2 SST4 Format Specifications
Mission Data Calibration	This list includes: Instrument/sensor calibration method (in operation) and data; calibration software used to generate lookup tables; and instrument and platform events and maneuvers.
Science Data Product Software	This list includes: Product generation software and software documentation.
Science Data Product Algorithm Input	This list includes: Any ancillary data or other datasets used in generation or calibration of the data or derived product; and ancillary data description and documentation.
Science Data Product Validation	This list includes: Records, publications, and datasets.
Science Data Software Tools	This list includes: Product access (reader) tools.
Checklist	This list includes: “Metadata” about the above 8 categories showing how and where items in each category are preserved.

As OCTS documents become available, they will be added here.

As OLCI-S3A documents become available, they will be added here.

As OLCI-S3B documents become available, they will be added here.

As SeaWiFS documents become available, they will be added here.

List	Description	Document
Preflight/Pre-Operations	This list includes: Instrument/sensor characteristics including pre-flight/pre-operations performance measurements; calibration method; radiometric and spectral response; noise characteristics; and detector offsets.
Science Data Products	This list includes: Raw instrument data, Level 0 through Level 4 data products and associated metadata.
Science Data Product Documentation	This list includes: Structure and format with definitions of all parameters and metadata fields; algorithm theoretical basis; processing history and product version history; and quality assessment information.	Format Specifications
Mission Data Calibration	This list includes: Instrument/sensor calibration method (in operation) and data; calibration software used to generate lookup tables; and instrument and platform events and maneuvers.
Science Data Product Software	This list includes: Product generation software and software documentation.
Science Data Product Algorithm Input	This list includes: Any ancillary data or other datasets used in generation or calibration of the data or derived product; and ancillary data description and documentation.
Science Data Product Validation	This list includes: Records, publications, and datasets.
Science Data Software Tools	This list includes: Product access (reader) tools.
Checklist	This list includes: “Metadata” about the above 8 categories showing how and where items in each category are preserved.

As VIIRS-JPSS1 documents become available, they will be added here.

List	Description	Document
Preflight/Pre-Operations	This list includes: Instrument/sensor characteristics including pre-flight/pre-operations performance measurements; calibration method; radiometric and spectral response; noise characteristics; and detector offsets.	OCI Requirement Verification
Science Data Products	This list includes: Raw instrument data, Level 0 through Level 4 data products and associated metadata.
Science Data Product Documentation	This list includes: Structure and format with definitions of all parameters and metadata fields; algorithm theoretical basis; processing history and product version history; and quality assessment information.
Mission Data Calibration	This list includes: Instrument/sensor calibration method (in operation) and data; calibration software used to generate lookup tables; and instrument and platform events and maneuvers.
Science Data Product Software	This list includes: Product generation software and software documentation.
Science Data Product Algorithm Input	This list includes: Any ancillary data or other datasets used in generation or calibration of the data or derived product; and ancillary data description and documentation.
Science Data Product Validation	This list includes: Records, publications, and datasets.
Science Data Software Tools	This list includes: Product access (reader) tools.
Checklist	This list includes: “Metadata” about the above 8 categories showing how and where items in each category are preserved.

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