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OCI Data Access and Tools
Data collected by NASA’s Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) provides essential information about how Earth's atmosphere and ocean interact, which helps researchers monitor and respond to changes in Earth's ecosystem. Explore OCI datasets and learn more about relevant data tools.
Datasets
Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Temporal Extent | Version | Data State | Processing Level | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Cloud Optical Properties Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Visible Wavelengths, Clouds, Cloud Properties, Cloud Microphysics, Cloud Optical Depth/Thickness |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Downwelling Irradiance (KD) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Attenuation/Transmission |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Downwelling Irradiance (KD) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Attenuation/Transmission |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Downwelling Irradiance (KD) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Attenuation/Transmission |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient of Downwelling Irradiance (KD) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Attenuation/Transmission |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Fluorescence, Aquatic Ecosystems, Solar Induced Fluorescence, Phytoplankton |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Fluorescence, Aquatic Ecosystems, Solar Induced Fluorescence, Phytoplankton |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Fluorescence, Aquatic Ecosystems, Solar Induced Fluorescence, Phytoplankton |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Fluorescence Line Height (FLH) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Fluorescence, Aquatic Ecosystems, Solar Induced Fluorescence, Phytoplankton |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Land Vegetation Indices - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI), ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX (EVI), CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI) |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Land Vegetation Indices - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI), ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX (EVI), CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI) |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Land Vegetation Indices Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI), ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX (EVI), CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI) |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Land Vegetation Indices Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Enhanced Vegetation Index (EVI), CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI), ENHANCED VEGETATION INDEX (EVI), CHLOROPHYLL INDEX RED EDGE (CIRE), PHOTOCHEMICAL REFLECTANCE INDEX (PRI), CAROTENOID CONTENT INDEX (CAR), CHLOROPHYLL-CAROTENOID INDEX (CCI), MODIFIED ANTHOCYANIN REFLECTANCE INDEX (MARI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE INFRARED INDEX (NDII), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE WATER INDEX (NDWI), NORMALIZED DIFFERENCE SNOW INDEX (NDSI) |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Ocean Color Inherent Optical Properties (OC_IOP) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Absorption, Attenuation/Transmission, Gelbstoff, Reflectance, Scattering, Phytoplankton, Organic Matter, Light Transmission, Surface Water |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Ocean Color Inherent Optical Properties (OC_IOP) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Absorption, Attenuation/Transmission, Gelbstoff, Reflectance, Scattering, Phytoplankton, Organic Matter, Light Transmission, Surface Water |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Ocean Color Inherent Optical Properties (OC_IOP) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Absorption, Attenuation/Transmission, Gelbstoff, Reflectance, Scattering, Phytoplankton, Organic Matter, Light Transmission, Surface Water |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Ocean Color Inherent Optical Properties (OC_IOP) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Absorption, Attenuation/Transmission, Gelbstoff, Reflectance, Scattering, Phytoplankton, Organic Matter, Light Transmission, Surface Water |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Particulate Inorganic Carbon (PIC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Inorganic Carbon, CARBON, Ocean Optics |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Particulate Inorganic Carbon (PIC) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Inorganic Carbon, CARBON, Ocean Optics |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Organic Carbon, CARBON, Ocean Optics |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Organic Carbon, CARBON, Ocean Optics |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Organic Carbon, CARBON, Ocean Optics |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Particulate Organic Carbon (POC) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Organic Carbon, CARBON, Ocean Optics |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.1 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.1 | ACTIVE | 3 | netCDF-4 | Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
| PACE OCI Level-3 Global Mapped Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR) - Near Real-time (NRT) Data, version 3.2 | 2024-03-05 to Present | 3.2 | PLANNED | 3 | netCDF-4 | Photosynthetically Active Radiation |
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