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ocean front showing sand dunes cut by storms and water channeling through

Workshop: UNBOUND for Coastal Issues (UNBOUND CI)

Understanding Needs to Broaden Outside Use of NASA Data for Coastal Issues (UNBOUND CI) is a multi-session virtual workshop for data practitioners involved in coastal zone management, flood risk management, sea-level rise, and subsidence issues to help make NASA Earth science data products more discoverable and suitable for addressing issues in coastal zones.

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Aug. 8, 2023

This image from PO.DAAC's State of the Ocean tool shows the continent of Australian with red, orange, yellow, green and blue colors around it. These colors are associated with sea surface temperatures, with oranges and reds indicating warm water and greens and blues indicating cooler water.

Data Tool in Focus: State of the Ocean

With the State of the Ocean tool, visualizing ocean data is just a web browser away.

Feature Article

July 28, 2023

image of Africa with colors around the continent indicating sea surface temperature; coolest temperatures (blue) are at the southern tip of Africa; warmest temperatures (orange/red) are mid-continent.

PO.DAAC Joins NASA's Earthdata Forum

The participation by NASA's Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) in the Earthdata Forum gives users the chance to communicate with and learn from physical oceanography experts.

News

July 12, 2023

The image above shows a prototype map of the QuikSCAT ice-cover product for the Great Lakes, showing ice cover on February 27, 2003.

Monitoring Great Lakes Ice from Space

Understanding Great Lakes ice means enduring some tough conditions.

Feature Article

June 2, 2023

image of a greenish blue single-celled microscopic organism in the water

Under the Waves: NASA's SeaBASS In Situ Aquatic Data

The SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS) offers data for satellite validation, algorithms, and open science.

Feature Article

June 1, 2023

Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Meeting – 2023

View the agenda and access presentations from the 2023 Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Meeting.

Event

May 8, 2023

An artist's illustration of the SWOT satellite orbiting over clouds, land, and ocean across the Earth below.

Preparing for Oceans of Data

Careful calibration and validation ensure that the Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission will provide the best data possible.

Feature Article

March 17, 2023

Map of Atlantic and Pacific oceans with colors indicating sea surface salinity.

Addressing Needs for Sea Surface Salinity Data

Updated sea surface salinity data products fill an Earth observing need identified in the 2020 Satellite Needs Working Group (SNWG) survey of federal agencies.

News

March 7, 2023

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