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Ocean Data Access and Tools

NASA data span the geophysical parameters that characterize the global ocean and the physical processes operating within its depths and at its surface. Our datasets and tools help researchers translate these interconnected data points into actionable knowledge.

Ocean Datasets

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Dataset Platforms Instruments Temporal Extent Location Keywords Spatial Extent Data Format
VIIRS validation measurements made in the Florida Keys Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2016-03-27 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Virginia Institute of Marine Science 2005 optical measurements Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2005-07-12 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Water Quality (WQ) monitoring program for Clear Lake, CA Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2021-01-01 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Water quality measurements from the Great Lakes Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2008-08-01 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Water quality measurements in the Chesapeake Bay Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2015-07-22 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Water quality measurements near the Big Bend Seagrasses Aquatic Preserve, Florida Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2010-05-17 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Water quality monitoring program in Lake Michigan and Green Bay Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2012-06-26 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Watershed sampling of the Kennebec, Androscoggin, St. John Rivers, Maine, and New Brunswick, Canada Water-based Platforms, In Situ Ocean-based Platforms 2010-08-09 to Present N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Waveglider data for the SPURS-1 N. Atlantic field campaign Waveglider CTD, MMS, CURRENT METERS 2012-09-01 to 2013-03-25 NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN N: 42 S: 23 E: -37 W: -71 netCDF-4
West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Mangrove Forests Distribution, 2000 Polygon LANDSAT-5 TM 2000-01-01 to 2000-12-31 WESTERN AFRICA N: 13.9 S: 1.65 E: 16.21 W: -16.71 Shapefile
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Ocean Data Tools

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Tool Description Services
AppEEARS The The Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS) offers users a simple and efficient way to perform data access and transformation processes. Search and Discovery, Subsetting, Customization, Downloading, Visualization
CASEI The Catalog of Archived Suborbital Earth Science Investigations (CASEI) is a comprehensive inventory of contextual information for NASA's Earth Science airborne and field campaigns. Search and Discovery, Cataloging
CyAN File Search The CyAN File Search tool allows users to choose an area over the continental United States and Alaska to retrieve cyanobacteria datasets archived by the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network (CyAN) project. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
CyFi Explorer CyFi Explorer enables users to view corresponding Sentinel-2 satellite imagery for each cyanobacteria estimate, and estimate cyanobacteria density. Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Earthdata Search Earthdata Search enables data discovery, search, comparison, visualization, and access across NASA’s Earth science data holdings. Search and Discovery, Access, Cataloging, Cloud Computing, Downloading
Giovanni Giovanni is a web application for accessing, visualizing, and analyzing Earth science remote sensing data without downloading the data. Search and Discovery, Analysis, Access, Visualization, Downloading, Subsetting
Hydrocron Hydrocron is an API that repackages hydrology datasets from SWOT into formats that make time-series analysis easier. Subsetting, Visualization
Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser The Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4). Analysis, Search and Discovery, Visualization
Panoply Panoply is a cross-platform application that plots geo-referenced and other arrays from netCDF, HDF, GRIB, and other datasets. Visualization, Customization, Reformatting, Subsetting, Comparison
SeaBASS SeaBASS is public archive of ocean and atmosphere data captured in situ. The archive is maintained by NASA's Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). Downloading
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