Data Access

Data Distribution Status

All systems nominal

NOTE: FTP connections must be made in PASSIVE mode

Level 1 and 2 Browser

Visually search the ocean color data archive. Directly download or order data from a single file to an entire mission.

Level 3 Browser

Browse the entire global ocean color data set for many parameters and time periods and download PNG images or digital data in HDF format.

Global Time Series

Time series plots of selected SeaWiFS, MODIS and OCTS Standard Mapped Images for a set of selected regions or the entire globe.

Data Archive

Access to the complete data archive via an 'FTP-like' directory structure. This replaces most of the functionality of the FTP server. Retrieval of data in bulk is possible with this new server.

Ocean Productivity

Ocean Net Primary Productivity data products derived from MODIS and/or SeaWiFS data available from Oregon State University.

Giovanni

An easy-to-use, Web-based interface for the visualization and analysis of Earth Science data provided by the GES DISC DAAC.

Support Services

SeaDAS

A comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data.

SeaBASS

An archive of in situ oceanographic and atmospheric data for use in algorithm development and satellite data product validation.

Registration for support services:

Near Real-Time (NRT) Services:

NRT Data Subscriptions
Subscriptions allow users to specify regions for NRT data to be continually staged on our FTP server for download.

Information Services:

Other Services:

Satellite Overflight Predictions
SeaWiFS LAC scheduling
Data subscription status
L1/L2 browser order status
File Search Utility
Search for satellite and ancillary data archived by the ocean color data production system.

Ocean Color Feature

Recent topics and imagery of interest to the OceanColor community.

When biologist Michael James captured and tagged his first leatherback sea turtle off the eastern coast of Canada in 1999, he was pursuing a mysterious animal. No one knew why Atlantic leatherbacks appeared in the frigid northern waters each year. In fact, researchers knew little at all about leatherbacks, except that they were endangered.

Read the full story to learn how researchers are using satellite ocean color and temperature data to advance our understanding of marine creatures such as the leatherback.

In the words of Michael James,

"We were able to tap into these databases pretty quickly and grab values relative to each turtle's position. I want to stress the value of making the environmental data free, and making it available on the Web. The continuity is really important for projects like ours."