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Ocean Circulation Data Access and Tools
NASA has ocean circulation datasets that help researchers characterize the currents and flow of water within Earth's oceans. Access a range of data and data tools such as AppEEARS, Worldview, and Giovanni to make the most of ocean circulation data.
Ocean Circulation Datasets
| Dataset Sort descending | Version | Platform | Instrument | Temporal Extent | Spatial Extent | Spatial Resolution | Data Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuikSCAT ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 | 1.1 | MODELS, QUIKSCAT | Computer, SEAWINDS | 2000-06-01 to 2009-11-22 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Rockall Trough 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: 63.73713 S: 59.54496 E: -7.320777 W: -12.18558 |
2 Kilometers x 2 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| Saildrone 2021 Arctic field campaign for the Multi-Sensor Improved SST (MISST) project | 1 | Saildrone | CTD, ADCP, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, TEMPERATURE SENSORS, HUMIDITY SENSORS, PYROMETERS, PAR SENSORS, BAROMETERS | 2021-07-06 to 2021-10-21 |
N: 71 S: 65 E: -164.5 W: -168 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone Arctic field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for NOPP-MISST project | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2019-05-14 to 2019-10-11 |
N: 75.5 S: 53.8 E: -146.1 W: -168.7 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Saildrone field campaign surface and ADCP measurements for the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) project | 1.0 | Saildrone | PYROMETERS, ADCP, CTD, ANEMOMETERS, FLUOROMETERS, BAROMETERS | 2020-01-17 to 2020-03-02 |
N: 12.1 S: 7.4 E: -48.6 W: -59.4 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign L1 SWIFT Data Fall 2022 | 1 | BUOYS | ADCP, CTD, WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2022-08-01 to 2022-10-31 |
N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -145.5 W: -153.6 |
tar.gz | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign L1 Wave Glider Data Fall 2022 | 1 | Wave Glider | ADCP, CTD, WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2022-08-01 to 2022-10-31 |
N: 75.75 S: 67.46 E: -138 W: -170.5 |
tar.gz | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Shipboard Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler Data Fall 2022 | 1 | Ships | ADCP | 2022-09-08 to 2022-10-04 |
N: 75 S: 65 E: -144 W: -170 |
NetCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign SWIFT Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | BUOYS | CTD, ADCP, WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2022-09-09 to 2022-09-30 |
N: 73.5 S: 72 E: -145.5 W: -153.6 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE Arctic Field Campaign Wave Glider Data Fall 2022 Version 1 | 1 | Wave Glider | CTD, ADCP, WAVE HEIGHT GAUGES, ANEMOMETERS, BAROMETERS, THERMOMETERS | 2022-08-12 to 2022-09-30 |
N: 73.5 S: 70 E: -142 W: -156 |
netCDF-4 | |
| SASSIE ECCO Geometry Parameters - llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | NETCDF4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO KPP Boundary Layer Depth - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | NETCDF4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO KPP Mixing Diagnostics - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | NETCDF4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO Ocean Three-Dimensional Volume Fluxes - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | NETCDF4 | |||
| SASSIE ECCO Ocean Velocity - Daily Mean llc1080 Grid (Version 1 Release 1) | V1R1 | MITgcm | 2014-01-15 to 2021-02-08 | NETCDF4 | |||
| SCATSAT-1 ESDR Level 2 Ancillary Ocean Surface Fields Version 1.1 | 1.1 | MODELS, SCATSAT-1 | Computer, OSCAT-2 | 2018-04-01 to 2021-03-01 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
12.5 Kilometers x 12.5 Kilometers | netCDF-4 |
| SeaWiFS Global Mapped Eulerian and Lagrangian Oceanography and Ecology Variables Data, version 1 | 1 | OrbView-2 | SeaWiFS | 1997-09-04 to 2010-12-11 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
netCDF-4 | |
| Sentinel-1A Ocean Product | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1A Ocean Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1A | C-SAR | 2014-04-03 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Ocean Product | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1B Ocean Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1B | C-SAR | 2016-04-25 to 2021-12-24 |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
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| Sentinel-1C Ocean Product | 1 | Sentinel-1C | C-SAR | 2025-03-28 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
SAFE | |
| Sentinel-1C Ocean Product Metadata | 1 | Sentinel-1C | C-SAR | 2025-03-28 to Present |
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180 |
XML | |
| S-MODE DopplerScatt Level 2 Ocean Winds and Currents Version 1 | 1 | B-200 | DOPPLER RADAR | 2021-10-20 to 2021-11-05 |
N: 38.2 S: 36.3 E: -122.1 W: -126.2 |
netCDF-4 | |
| S-MODE DopplerScatt Level 2 Ocean Winds and Currents Version 2 | 2 | B-200 | DOPPLER RADAR | 2021-10-20 to 2023-04-30 |
N: 38.4 S: 36 E: -122 W: -126.5 |
netCDF-4 |
Featured Ocean Circulation Observation Method: SWOT
NASA's Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) platform monitors Earth’s surface water and measures how water bodies, such as lakes and rivers, change over time. SWOTS measures water surface heights using its primary instrument, the Ka-band Radar Interferometer (KaRIn).
Recently released datasets from the SWOT mission provide scientists with previously unavailable measurements of Earth's surface water.
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Learn how to discover, access, and use Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission data and how these data can lead to new, innovative science and applications in the world of water.
Hydrocron enables users to receive all Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) observations for a specific river ID within a specified date range.
Join us on Wed., July 30 at 2:00 p.m. EDT (-04:00 UTC) to explore SWOT hydrology data collections of rivers and lakes, and to learn how to work with SWOT hydrology data using tools provided by both NASA's PO.DAAC and the USGS.
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