NASA OceanColor Web
Central repository for ocean color satellite data from MODIS-Aqua, VIIRS, and PACE OCI providing chlorophyll-a, suspended sediments, diffuse attenuation, and bio-optical products at global scale
oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov
At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global oceans and coastal waters
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- Ocean Color
- Chlorophyll-a
- Water Quality
- Remote Sensing Reflectance
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Hotspots and trends
Find where contamination is high and whether it is getting worse.
Because it has: Chlorophyll-a
- 02
Compliance checks
Compare samples against drinking water and discharge standards.
- 03
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: Remote Sensing Reflectance
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Risk maps
Predict contamination where no samples exist, from geology, land use and climate.
- 02
Anomaly alerts
Catch sudden spikes in sensor or lab data automatically.
- 03
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
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