Data in Action: Deep Learning Improves Global Satellite Observations of Ocean Eddy Dynamics
Mesoscale eddies, circular currents of water with diameters spanning from 50 to 300 kilometers, transport freshwater, heat, carbon, nutrients, etc. around the world and within the ocean, profoundly impacting marine ecosystems and the Earth's climate.
Worldview Tour Story: El Nino Impacts Around the Globe
Learn about recent El Nino events through Sea Surface Temperature (SST) anomalies in the Pacific Ocean
Data in Action: OPERA: Mapping Flood Waters in the Face of the Storm
On September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of the Florida Gulf Coast as a CAT 4 storm, causing coastal flooding from 15 feet of storm surge.
New PO.DAAC animation now available!
COWVR Level 2 Wind Speed - First Year of Operation
Data in Action: The warm waters in the Gulf of Mexico helped ‘fuel’ Hurricane
Hurricane Helene made landfall in the Big Bend area of the Florida Gulf Coast as a category 4 storm late in the evening of September 26, 2024.
New PO.DAAC animation now available!
Sea Surface Salinity 8-Day Running Mean from SMAP RSS V6.0 (2015-2024)
New Video: SWOT Data Access Workshop July 2024
Follow Dr. Cassie Nickles for a workshop on the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) satellite presented at the Hacking Limnology AEMON-J Virtual Summit!

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The Ocean includes geophysical parameters that characterize the oceans (e.g., temperature, salinity, sea surface topography, circulation, etc.) as well as those physical processes operating within the Earth’s oceans and at its surface. Select from below to learn more about the related measurements.

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Terrestrial Hydrosphere includes water on the land surface and underground in the form of lakes, rivers, groundwater, and total water storage. Select from below to learn more about the related measurements.

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Announcements

Oct 25 OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Sentinel-1 (Version 1) Dataset Release The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the release of the validated OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Sentinel-1 (DSWx-S1 Version 1) Dataset.	Oct 22 Hydrocron Time Series API for SWOT Hydrology Data Products Now Available The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the general availability of Hydrocron - an API for time series retrievals of hydrology data products from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission.
Oct 14 Impacts to recent PO.DAAC SST datasets Due to the major weather impacts from the recent hurricanes Helene and Milton on NOAA data centers several PO.DAAC sea surface temperature (SST) datasets have been affected.	Oct 09 First Public Release (V10.0) of Microwave Brightness Temperatures, Ocean Wind Vectors, and Atmospheric Water Products from the COWVR-TEMPEST STP-H8 Project The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the first public release of the COWVR-TEMPEST Temperature Sensor Data Records (TSDRs) and Environmental Data Record (EDR), produced by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

SYSTEM ALERT: PO.DAAC will have a 72-hours ingest and archive downtime for SWOT data from 12/9-12/11 2024, and Non-SWOT data from 12/10-12/24 2024. During this time, no data will be ingested, processed and archived. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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