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Physical Oceanography (PO) DAAC

This image is a Level 4 blended sea surface temperature (SST) from MODIS Aqua/Terra and AMSR-E instruments on 5 March 2009 produced by the Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution (MUR) MEaSUReS project. Evident are currents, eddies, meanders and jets in the coastal regions of the eastern Pacific, Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic. Courtesy: PO.DAAC, NASA JPLThis image is a Level 4 blended sea surface temperature (SST) from MODIS Aqua/Terra and AMSR-E instruments on 5 March 2009 produced by the Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution (MUR) MEaSUReS project. Evident are currents, eddies, meanders and jets in the coastal regions of the eastern Pacific, Gulf of Mexico and western Atlantic. Courtesy: PO.DAAC, NASA JPL

The PO.DAAC facility at JPL provides data and related information pertaining to the physical processes and conditions of the global oceans, including measurements of ocean winds, temperature, topography, salinity, circulation and currents, and sea ice. The PO.DAAC ingests and archives data products from various projects, such as QuikSCAT, Jason-1, MODIS, GHRSST and AVHRR Pathfinder, creates value-added higher level products and distributes these products to the international ocean and climate research communities.

Data Access

The entire PO.DAAC data holdings are maintained online for instant download via standard FTP (ftp://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov. The PO.DAAC also hosts online search and access tools that give users the ability to identify and select the specific data that meets a particular need. In addition, the PO.DAAC web portal provides a forum for users to access information related to the data holdings and learn about the utility of the data for ocean and climate research (http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov)

  • Sea Surface Temperature
  • Ocean Winds
  • Circulation and Currents
  • Topography and Gravity

 

Contact Information

PO.DAAC User Services
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
E-mail: podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
URL: http://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
FTP: podaac.jpl.nasa.gov

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