DATA HOLDINGS

The Ocean Color Web is the designated archive for ocean color data from NASA missions. 

Ocean Color Web Data Access

• Level 1A and 2 Data Browser
• Level 3 Mapped Data Browser
• Direct FTP Access

The links provided below provide explanatory material regarding the ocean color data sets which were formerly archived at the GES DISC and which are now available at the Ocean Color Web.   October 2005:  CZCS Level 1A and 2 GAC is still available from the GES DISC.  When CZCS data reprocessing is completed, the data will be available from the Ocean Color Web.   OCTS Level 1A and 2 is currently available from the GES DISC, and will also be available from the Ocean Color Web (Level 1A OCTS data can also be accessed from the Ocean Color Web).

Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS)

• CZCS Level 1A GAC Dataset Guide
• CZCS Level 2 GAC Dataset Guide
• The GDAAC CZCS Readme File
• CZCS Ocean Pigment Concentration

NASDA-SIMBIOS-Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner (OCTS)

• Data Set Readme for the SIMBIOS-NASDA-OCTS (Ocean Color and Temperature Sensor) Data Set
• Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS)
• SeaWiFS Level 1A and Level 2 HDF Dataset Guide
• SeaWiFS Level 3 Dataset Guide
• SeaWiFS Readme