Ocean Biology DAAC (OB.DAAC)

GLOBAL BIOSPHERE, our living planet as represented by the ocean's long-term average phytoplankton chlorophyll concentration acquired from September 1997 through December 2010 combined with the SeaWiFS-derived Normalized Difference Vegetation Index over land.

OB.DAAC is part of the Global Change Data Center (GCDC) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, MD. OB.DAAC serves as the DAAC for satellite ocean biology data produced or collected under EOSDIS including those from historical missions and partner space organizations. Ocean color data are important in studying the biology and hydrology of coastal zones, changes in the diversity and geographical distribution of coastal marine habitats, biogeochemical fluxes and their influence in Earth's oceans and climate over time, and finally the impact of climate and environmental variability and change on ocean ecosystems and the biodiversity they support.

For a complete list of supported missions and sensors, visit the OB.DAAC homepage.

Contact Information

Gene Feldman, Ph.D, DAAC Manager (GSFC Code 610.2)
Sean Bailey, DAAC Deputy Manager (GSFC Code 616)
Alicia Scott, User Services/Operations Lead (GSFC Code 616)

Greenbelt, MD 20771

URL: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov

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Ocean Data Processing System

End-to-End Data Acquisition, Processing, Archive and Distribution

OB.DAAC provides access to data and information through the Ocean Color website. Users can visually search the ocean color data archive and directly download and/or order data from single files to the entire mission using the Level 1 and 2 Browser. Using the Level 3 Browser, users may also browse the entire Level 3 global ocean color data set for many parameters and time periods and download either PNG images or digital data in HDF format. In addition, the Ocean Color Project maintains several HTTPS sites for the direct download of data for each supported mission/sensor.

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Standard Ocean Color Products

Download Standard Ocean Color Products
Data Subscription Manager

Subscribe to Ocean Color Products to choose which data you want delivered to you
OceanColor Data File Search Tool

Search ocean color data products with OceanColor's Data File Search Tool
SeaDAS: Enabling the Study of our Planet from Space

This webinar, held on 6/15/16 demonstrates the capabilities and use of SeaDAS (Version 7 and later), NASA's free and publicly available software which enables users from their standard desktop and laptop computers to process,visualize, and analyze remote-sensing data.
Discover NASA's Ocean Color Data and Services at the OB.DAAC

During this webinar we will show you how to discover, access and visualize NASA's ocean color data products.
Webinar: Bio-Optical in situ Data Discovery and Access with SeaBASS

Last Updated: Apr 4, 2018 at 9:21 AM EDT

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