Satellite Oceanography

Our primary goal 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 Team 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) Ensuring 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, GHRSST and Jason-2/OSTM and Jason-3 products (and other datasets like Argo floats, the World Ocean Atlas, and more!) via http, ftp, OPeNDAP or THREDDS:

• HTTP: http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/
• FTP: ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/
• OPeNDAP http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/opendap/
• THREDDS http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/thredds/

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

4 km AVHRR Pathfinder Version 5.3 SST Version 5.2 SST Group for High-Resolution SST (GHRSST) Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM) and Jason-3 Archive Geosat Exact Repeat Mission (ERM) 9-Track Tape Altimetry SDR Data Recovery Ocean Color Archive Coral Reef Temperature Anomaly Database (CoRTAD) Satellite Data Animations Satellite Climatologies Sea Surface Salinity (SSS) Quality Monitoring Satellite Group Data Formats NODC Satellite Group RSS Feeds