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Read the latest news stories, feature articles, user stories, and blog posts that feature data archived by NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC).

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PO.DAAC Open Office Hour for SWOT Products

View a recording of the PO.DAAC open office hour that discusses the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) data release.

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Dec. 11, 2023

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NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: December 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in November 2023.

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Dec. 5, 2023

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: November 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in October 2023.

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Nov. 3, 2023

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NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: October 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in September 2023.

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Sept. 29, 2023

Dr. Frederick Bingham

Salinity data from NASA’s Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) help Dr. Frederick Bingham study ocean dynamics.

Data User Story

Sept. 28, 2023

HiTIDE interface showing area next to Africa for SWOT data download

PO.DAAC HiTIDE is Moving to a New URL

The new web address is part of the HiTIDE visualization tool's transition to the cloud.

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Sept. 12, 2023

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NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: September 2023

A summary of datasets, products, and resources released by NASA’s Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) in August 2023.

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Sept. 5, 2023

An amalgam of headshots of some (9) of the interns who worked with NASA's Distributed Active Archive Centers during the summer of 2023. The interns pictured are both male and female, racially diverse, and represent a variety of ethnicities.

Summer Internships Provide Experience and Help DAACs Meet User Needs

Summer interns at NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers advanced new datasets, data tools, and machine learning applications.

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Aug. 23, 2023

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PO.DAAC Open Office Hour for SWOT Products

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: December 2023

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: November 2023

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: October 2023

Dr. Frederick Bingham

PO.DAAC HiTIDE is Moving to a New URL

NASA Earth Science Data Roundup: September 2023

Summer Internships Provide Experience and Help DAACs Meet User Needs

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