Satellite Oceanography at NODC

Welcome to the Satellite Oceanography Group at the National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC). The primary goal of the NODC satellite group is to provide scientific stewardship of satellite-derived oceanographic datasets and analyses. The group pursues this goal by developing consistently-processed, satellite-based climate data records and applying them to various scientific problems. The satellite group at NODC focuses on three of the key functions of satellite data stewardship: (1) Generating authoritative long-term records through satellite data reprocessing efforts; (2) Using those climate data records to place the current state of the environment in its proper historical perspective; and (3) Insuring the data are properly archived and easily accessed by a wide range of users.

If you know what you are looking for already, follow these links to access our Pathfinder and GHRSST products (and other datasets managed by NODC, like Coral Reef Watch, Argo floats, and more!) via http, ftp or OPeNDAP:

• HTTP: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/
• FTP: ftp://data.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/
• OPeNDAP OPeNDAP Currently Offline

Otherwise, please follow the links below for more information and access to current NODC Satellite data products and activities:

4 km AVHRR Pathfinder Version 5.0 SST Group for High-Resolution SST (GHRSST, formerly GODAE) Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) Archive Coral Reef Temperature Anomaly Database (CoRTAD) Satellite Data Animations Satellite Climatologies NODC Satellite Group Job Openings NODC Satellite Group Data Formats NODC Satellite Group RSS Feeds