PO.DAAC Learning Resources

Learning resources created by NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) help users find, analyze, and visualize data.

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The PO.DAAC cookbook is a repository of tutorials designed to help users learn about and experiment with datasets.

Resources include:

How-to section: bite-sized pieces of code
Tutorials: example workflows specific to PO.DAAC datasets
Advanced Cloud resources: guides, recipes, and more to help optimize cloud workflows
Tech Guide: instructions to clone the PO.DAAC repository

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sea surface height anomaly during the 2011 La Niña

GRACE — Uncovering the 2010-11 Decline in Global Mean Sea Level and Its Relation to ENSO

GRACE satellites were used to "weigh" the ocean to determine the cause of a drop in the global mean sea level.

Data in Action

Oct. 8, 2012

SPURS Sets Sail to Elucidate Oceanic Salinity Processes with Linkage to the Water Cycle

The Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study (SPURS) project aims to improve our understanding of salinity processes in the upper ocean.

Data in Action

Sept. 4, 2012

Aquarius Reveals Salinity Structure of Tropical Instability Waves

Tropical instability waves have been observed by satellite observations of sea level and surface temperature, direct ocean, and other measurements.

Data in Action

July 1, 2012

high sea surface temperatures off the Peruvian coast

Warming Off the Peruvian Coast: Potential consequences and implications

Sea surface temperature anomalies in the Eastern Pacific have shown a recent warming, a known precursor to El Niño conditions in the Equatorial Pacific.

Data in Action

May 21, 2012

algae bloom visualization off the coast of Los Angeles, California

Coastal Upwelling and Harmful Algal Blooms in Southern California

An examination of satellite data provides information on the oceanographic conditions that may have been conducive to intense algal blooms.

Data in Action

Oct. 24, 2011

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PO.DAAC Learning Resources

GRACE — Uncovering the 2010-11 Decline in Global Mean Sea Level and Its Relation to ENSO

SPURS Sets Sail to Elucidate Oceanic Salinity Processes with Linkage to the Water Cycle

Aquarius Reveals Salinity Structure of Tropical Instability Waves

Warming Off the Peruvian Coast: Potential consequences and implications

Coastal Upwelling and Harmful Algal Blooms in Southern California

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