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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collage of monthly data showing marine fish species along the upper east coast of the United States

Modeling Marine Fish Species Spatiotemporal Distributions Utilizing NASA Data

The ability to understand where fish are likely to be and when they are likely to be there is critical for the sustainable management of fisheries.

Data in Action

Feb. 1, 2018

visualization data from the National Atlantic Hurricane Watch platform of hurricanes Irma and Jose

Visualizing 2017 Hurricanes With NASA's North Atlantic Hurricane Watch Platform

Learn how the interactive platform helps researchers analyze hurricane data.

Data in Action

Oct. 3, 2017

International Space Station image of Manhattan

The Next Big Question in Sea Level Science: Projecting Regional Changes

Learn how NASA leverages satellite observations as much as possible to try to better understand future regional sea level change.

Data in Action

Aug. 22, 2017

Oceans Melting Greenland

Learn how the Oceans Melting Greenland (OMG) projects surveys Greenland’s glaciers and ice sheets and studies how the oceans and ice interact with each other.

Data in Action

Feb. 27, 2017

SPURS-2 being deployed in the Pacific Ocean

SPURS-2 Embarks on the Second Phase of NASA’s Surface Ocean Salinity Processes Field Study

Learn how the SPURS-2 project aims to better understand key mechanisms responsible for near-surface salinity variations in the ocean.

Data in Action

Aug. 30, 2016

Waves and Satellites: Effect of El Niño on Big Wave Surfing

Data in Action

Jan. 25, 2016

sea surface termperature anomalies during the 2016 El Nino

El Niño Watch: A Comparison of Current Conditions With Past Events

Learn how more recent anomalies are compared with previous El Niño events to gain a potential sense about future development and related impacts.

Data in Action

Sept. 3, 2015

JASON-2 data predicting flood areas in the Ganges River basin

Utilization of Satellite Altimetry for Bangladesh Flood Forecasting and Warning System

Learn how satellite altimetry is used to measure the heights of rivers and lakes.

Data in Action

May 11, 2015

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Modeling Marine Fish Species Spatiotemporal Distributions Utilizing NASA Data

Visualizing 2017 Hurricanes With NASA's North Atlantic Hurricane Watch Platform

The Next Big Question in Sea Level Science: Projecting Regional Changes

Oceans Melting Greenland

SPURS-2 Embarks on the Second Phase of NASA’s Surface Ocean Salinity Processes Field Study

Waves and Satellites: Effect of El Niño on Big Wave Surfing

El Niño Watch: A Comparison of Current Conditions With Past Events

Utilization of Satellite Altimetry for Bangladesh Flood Forecasting and Warning System

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