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Ocean

  1. Earth Science Disciplines
  2. Ocean

EOSDIS Ocean Data

The Oceans discipline encompasses geophysical parameters that characterize the oceans (e.g., temperature, salinity, sea surface topography, chemistry/biology optics) as well as those physical processes operating within the Earth’s oceans and at its surface. Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) hold over 600 products describing many ocean processes including ocean circulations, winds, heat exchange between the ocean and atmosphere and the interaction of solar radiation with the ocean. Sea ice products also are included in the discipline (in addition to being within the Cryosphere discipline.) The primary DAACs for ocean products are PO.DAAC and OB.DAAC. Sea ice products are provided by ASF DAAC and NSIDC DAAC. Several other DAACs also hold Oceans data as they relate to their respective disciplines.

See more at

PO.DAAC OB.DAAC ASF DAAC NSIDC DAAC ASDC DAAC CDDIS GES DISC GHRC DAAC LAADS ORNL DAAC SEDAC
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FIND OCEAN DATA

VISUALIZE OCEAN DATA

Available Measurements

Click on one of the measurements below to explore the data in Earthdata Search:

  • Bathymetry/Seafloor Topography
  • Coastal Process
  • Marine Geophysics
  • Ocean Acoustics
  • Ocean Chemistry
  • Ocean Circulation
  • Ocean Heat Budget
  • Ocean Optics
  • Ocean Pressure
  • Ocean Temperature
  • Ocean Waves
  • Ocean Winds
  • Salinity/Density
  • Sea Ice
  • Sea Surface Topography

Learn more about Ocean Data at EOSDIS

Learn more about Ocean Data at EOSDIS by reading Sensing Our Planet articles that feature research utilizing Earth Observing data from the NASA Earth Observing System Data and Information System (EOSDIS) Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs) and watch NASA Earthdata Webinar videos to learn more about NASA Earth science data sets, services and tools to discover, access and use these data. There is also an ocean discipline reference sheet available from the Outreach Products page.


Access the Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) forum

Access the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) forum

Links
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    Webinar: GHRSST Sea Surface Temperature Data Discovery and Access (Part 1)

    This webinar will feature select Global High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) data products, data discovery and data access tools.

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    Webinar: GHRSST Data Discovery and Access Tools (Part 2)

    This webinar will feature select Global High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) data products, data discovery and data access tools.

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    Webinar: Discover and Use NASA Physical Oceanography Data

    This webinar provides an overview of PO.DAAC's data holdings and demonstrates various tools and services to discover, visualize, subset, and obtain these data.

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    Webinar: NASA PO.DAAC State Of The Ocean: I spy with my little eye something...

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    Webinar: Bio-Optical in situ Data Discovery and Access with SeaBASS

  • Icon Video 4
    Webinar: Discover NASA's Ocean Color Data and Services at NASA's OB.DAAC

Last Updated: Feb 8, 2019 at 2:56 PM EST

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  • NASA Sea Level Change Portal
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