Datasets

1. ECCO 1-Degree Reanalysis
   • Description: An oceanography equivalent to ERA5, providing a comprehensive reanalysis dataset for global ocean state estimation.
     
   • Data Size: [Size TBD] GB
     
   • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC
2. ECCO-LLC4320
   • Description: A forced ocean and sea ice model at 1/48th-degree resolution, incorporating tidal forcing with hourly output.
     
   • Data Size: 2 PB
     
   • Access: Hosted on NASA Ames High-Performance Computing (HPC)
3. ECCO-LLC2160
   • Description: A forced ocean and sea ice model at 1/24th-degree resolution, including tidal forcing and hourly output.
     
   • Data Size: [Size TBD]
     
   • Access: Hosted on NASA Ames HPC
4. Infrared Sea Surface Temperature (SST)
   • Description: High-spatial-resolution (~1 km) dataset derived from infrared sensors, impacted by cloud cover.
     
   • Data Size: [Size TBD]
     
   • Access: Available at NASA Ames
5. Satellite Altimetry (Multi-Mission)
   • Description: One-dimensional sea surface height measurements from multiple satellites (e.g., TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason series) across various orbits.
     
   • Resolution: 6 km footprint, 70 km along-track feature resolution.
     
   • Data Size: Relatively small dataset
     
   • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC
6. Ka-Band Interferometry Sea Surface Height (SWOT)
   • Description: Two-dimensional measurements from the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission, featuring a 120 km-wide swath with a 20 km nadir gap; offers 2 km and 250 m postings. High spatial resolution and precision, but poor temporal resolution (21-day repeat cycle). Requires significant machine learning development.
     
   • Data Size: [Size TBD]
     
   • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC
7. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) – Sentinel-1A/B
   • Description: Ultra-high spatial resolution (tens of meters) data from Sentinel-1A/B, enabling ocean surface feature detection, atmospheric boundary layer analysis, and sea ice monitoring.
     
   • Data Size: [Size TBD]
     
   • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC and ESA Copernicus Open Access Hub
8. CYGNSS Ocean Surface Wind Speed
   • Description: Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CYGNSS) data providing near-surface wind speeds over the ocean, with high temporal resolution in tropical regions.
     
   • Resolution: ~25 km spatial resolution, daily coverage.
     
   • Data Size: [Size TBD]
     
   • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC
9. GHRSST Level-4 MUR Sea Surface Temperature
   • Description: Multi-scale Ultra-high Resolution (MUR) dataset combining data from multiple satellite sensors to produce a global foundation SST at 0.01-degree resolution.
     
   • Data Size: [Size TBD]
     
   • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC
10. Aquarius Sea Surface Salinity
    • Description: Global sea surface salinity measurements from the Aquarius/SAC-D satellite, key for studying ocean circulation and the water cycle.
      
    • Resolution: ~150 km spatial resolution, weekly/monthly composites.
      
    • Data Size: [Size TBD]
      
    • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC
11. SMAP Sea Surface Salinity
    • Description: Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) mission data adapted for ocean salinity, offering high sensitivity to salinity variations with global coverage.
      
    • Resolution: ~40 km spatial resolution, 8-day running mean.
      
    • Data Size: [Size TBD]
      
    • Access: Available through NASA PO.DAAC
12. PACE Ocean Color Data
    • Description: Data from the Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission, launched in February 2024, providing hyperspectral ocean color measurements for phytoplankton, water quality, and carbon cycle studies.
      
    • Resolution: ~1 km spatial resolution, daily coverage.
      
    • Data Size: [Size TBD]
      
    • Access: Available through NASA OB.DAAC (Ocean Biology DAAC)