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Ocean Datasets

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Dataset Version Platform Instrument Temporal Extent Spatial Extent Spatial Resolution Data Format
Black Sea High Resolution SST L4 Analysis 0.0625 deg Resolution 2.0 Aqua, MSG, Terra, NOAA-19, METOP-A, ENVISAT MODIS, SEVIRI, AVHRR-3, AVHRR, AATSR 2007-12-31

N: 48.812 S: 38.75 E: 42.375 W: 26.375

0.062 Decimal Degrees x 0.062 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
Black Sea Ultra High Resolution SST L4 Analysis 0.01 deg Resolution 2.0 Aqua, MSG, Terra, NOAA-19, METOP-A, ENVISAT MODIS, SEVIRI, AVHRR-3, AVHRR, AATSR 2007-12-31

N: 48.812 S: 38.75 E: 42.375 W: 26.375

0.01 Decimal Degrees x 0.01 Decimal Degrees netCDF-4
Boknis Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15

N: 58 S: 53.5 E: 14.5 W: 9.2

2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers netCDF-4
BOUSSOLE project 0 BUOYS, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships 2001-07-22 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Bowdoin buoy measurements 0 BUOYS, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships 2007-02-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) measurements near the Bahamas in 1998 0 BUOYS, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships 1998-04-02 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) 0 BUOYS, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships 1993-08-11 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

California Current Ecosystem (CCE) - Long Term Ecological Research Network (LTER) 0 BUOYS, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships 2006-05-11 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

CALIPSO CALIOP Regional Particulate Backscattering Coefficient (Bbp) Data, version 1 1 CALIPSO CALIOP 2006-04-28 to 2018-09-14

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

netCDF-4
Canadian Arctic Shelf Exchange Study 0 BUOYS, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships 2002-09-01 to Present

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Cape Basin Pre-SWOT Level-4 Hourly MITgcm LLC4320 Native Grid 2km Oceanographic Dataset Version 1.0 1.0 MITgcm Computer 2011-09-13 to 2012-11-15

N: -41.01421 S: -44.99279 E: 15.80208 W: 11.82292

2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers netCDF-4
CAR ARCTAS Arctic Research of the Composition of the Troposphere from Aircraft and Satellites L1 V1 (CAR_ARCTAS_L1C) at GES DISC 1 NASA P-3 CAR 2008-04-06 to 2008-07-12

N: 80.6613 S: 32.93152 E: -69.2484 W: -163.5979

CAR ARCTAS BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_ARCTAS_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 NASA P-3 CAR 2008-04-06 to 2008-07-10

N: 80.6429 S: 33.2106 E: -75.2635 W: -156.458

CAR ARMCAS Arctic Cloud BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_ARMCAS_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 C-131A CAR 1995-06-05 to 1995-06-14

N: 72.6317 S: 68.7631 E: -145.5568 W: -154.0273

CAR ARMCAS Arctic Cloud Radiation Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_ARMCAS_L1C) at GES DISC 1 C-131A CAR 1995-06-03 to 1995-06-14

N: 73.0144 S: 68.759 E: -142.563 W: -154.0273

CAR CLAMS BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_CLAMS_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 Convair-580 CAR 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02

N: 38.5845 S: 35.9647 E: -70.4473 W: -76.5046

CAR Clams Chesapeake Lighthouse Aircraft Ocean Measurements L1 V1 (CAR_CLAMS_L1C) at GES DISC 1 Convair-580 CAR 2001-07-10 to 2001-08-02

N: 38.7007 S: 35.9617 E: -70.2831 W: -76.5156

CAR CLASIC BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_CLASIC_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 J-31 CAR 2007-06-13 to 2007-06-25

N: 36.8193 S: 34.9401 E: -97.0694 W: -98.0795

CAR Discover AQ BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_DISCOVERAQ_BRDF_2) 2 NASA P-3 CAR 2014-07-08 to 2014-08-10

N: 40.6391 S: 37.6431 E: -75.0984 W: -105.241

CAR ECO3D BRDF Measurements V2 (CAR_ECO3D_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 NASA P-3 CAR 2011-08-22 to 2011-09-19

N: 45.2482 S: 25.3171 E: -68.6791 W: -81.1112

CAR Eco-3D Vegetation Response to Changing Forcing Factors L1 V1 (CAR_ECO3D_L1C) at GES DISC 1 NASA P-3 CAR 2011-08-19 to 2011-09-19

N: 48.0604 S: 24.7525 E: -68.3748 W: -81.5599

CAR FIREACE Arctic Ice and Cloud Radiation BRDF V2 (CAR_FIREACE_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 C-131A CAR 1998-05-20 to 1998-05-30

N: 76.7114 S: 71.7758 E: 1.3825699 W: -168.4984

CAR FIREACE Arctic Ice and Cloud Radiation L1 V1 (CAR_FIREACE_L1C) at GES DISC 1 C-131A CAR 1998-05-21 to 1998-06-24

N: 77.7766 S: 69.8396 E: -154.102 W: -171.705

CAR INTEXB BRDF Measurements L1 V2 (CAR_INTEXB_BRDF) at GES DISC 2 J-31 CAR 2006-03-03 to 2006-03-19

N: 22.1784 S: 19.1145 E: -93.9624 W: -99.451

CAR INTEX-B Long-range Pollution Transportation L1 V1 (CAR_INTEXB_L1C) at GES DISC 1 J-31 CAR 2006-03-03 to 2006-03-19

N: 22.3245 S: 19.0542 E: -93.5934 W: -99.451

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Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Platform

SWOT provides detailed surface topography and monitors water body changes over time. The platform enables high-resolution ocean monitoring at 15-150 km spatial scales, tracking ocean currents, coastal dynamics, storm surges, and regional sea level changes. On land, SWOT measures water storage changes in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, and wetlands, supporting river discharge estimates for water resource assessment.

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SWOT Swath Visualizer

The Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) Swath Visualizer provides a visualization of two instruments’ coverage of Earth's surface: the Ka-band Radar Interferometer and altimeter.

Ocean Data Tools

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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
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
SeaDAS Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data. Analysis, Visualization, Processing
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