Dec 12, 2025 · With NASA's ocean color data, experts can explore the ocean's carbon cycle, track phytoplankton, detect harmful algal blooms, and monitor its health.

NASA's Ocean Color Level 3 and 4 Browser allows users to view, download, or order global composites at various spatial and temporal scales (level 3) or get results from analyses of lower-level data (level 4).

Feb 8, 2024 · The Ocean Color Instrument (OCI) is the primary instrument aboard NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) satellite. OCI is a highly advanced optical spectrometer …

Jan 15, 2025 · The Help Hub hosted by NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) has been updated with new learning resources for processing ocean color satellite data, …

Ocean color is the apparent hue, shade, or tone of water that results from the interactions of sunlight with the microscopic composition of the water column and water itself. Typical relevant water …

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) continually collects data in 36 spectral channels with global coverage every 1 to 2 days. Its exceptionally broad spectral range enables …

Jul 16, 2023 · This image from PO.DAAC’s State of the Ocean shows a visualization of sea surface temperature anomaly data for the waters around Florida on July 16, 2023. Colors in the image do not …

Jul 14, 2025 · The ocean is a vast and critical reservoir that supports a diversity of life, helps regulate climate, provides a large amount of the planet’s oxygen, and stores an abundance of carbon dioxide. …

Dec 16, 2025 · NASA's Sea, earth, atmosphere Data Analysis System (SeaDAS) is a comprehensive image analysis package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of ocean color data.

5 days ago · Chlorophyll is the substance in plants that colors them green. It’s also what makes plants able to use energy from the sun to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose and oxygen in the …