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 ocean data 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 the Physical Oceanography DAAC (PO.DAAC) and Ocean Biology DAAC (OB.DAAC). Sea ice products are provided by the Alaska Satellite Facility DAAC (ASF DAAC) and National Snow and Ice Data Center DAAC (NSIDC DAAC). Several other DAACs also hold Oceans data as they relate to their respective disciplines.
Read more about ocean topics:
Knowing the precise location of a satellite in space is critical for determining sea surface height and, through this, the rate of global mean sea level rise.
Saildrone Datasets at NASA’s PO.DAAC
Data from the Atlantic Tradewind Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Interaction Campaign (ATOMIC) shed new light on ocean-atmosphere interactions.
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PO.DAAC OB.DAAC ASF DAAC NSIDC DAAC ASDC DAAC CDDIS GES DISC GHRC DAAC LAADS ORNL DAAC SEDAC
FIND OCEAN DATA
VISUALIZE OCEAN DATA
Available Measurements
Click on one of the measurements below to explore the data in Earthdata Search:
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 EOSDIS 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.
Access the Earthdata Forum for questions and answers on ocean biology data
Access the Physical Oceanography Distributed Active Archive Center (PO.DAAC) forums
Ocean Data Set Reference Sheet:
Group for High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) Data Set Fact Sheet:
State of the Ocean (SOTO) Data Service Fact Sheet:
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