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Date Investigator Cruise Parameters
2024-11-05 Brice Grunert PRINGLS_20240717 depth,chl_stimf,cond,oxygen_saturation,oxygen_kg,sal,turbidity,ph,wt
2024-11-05 Brice Grunert PRINGLS_20240717 depth,doc_l,doc_l_sd,doc_l_bincount,tdn,tdn_sd,tdn_bincount
2024-11-05 Brice Grunert PRINGLS_20240717 depth,poc,poc_sd,poc_bincount,pon,pon_sd,pon_bincount
2024-11-05 Brice Grunert PRINGLS_20240717 depth,spm,spm_sd,spm_bincount,pim,pim_sd,pim_bincount,pom,pom_sd,pom_bincount
2024-11-05 Brice Grunert PRINGLS_20240717 HPLC
2024-11-05 Brice Grunert PRINGLS_20240717 wavelength,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag,ag_sd
2024-11-05 Brice Grunert PRINGLS_20240717 wavelength,abs_ap,abs_ap_sd,abs_ad,abs_ad_sd,abs_blank_ap,abs_blank_ap_sd,abs_blank_ad,abs_blank_ad_sd,ap,ap_sd,ad,ad_sd
2024-11-05 Stephane Maritorena PVST_SBCR_2024 time,depth,espitch,esroll,edpitch,edroll,es*,ed*,lu*,wt,natf,par,epar
2024-11-05 Stephane Maritorena PVST_SBCR_2024 wavelength,rrs,rrs_unc,lu,lu_unc,es,es_unc,kd
2024-11-04 Alex Gilerson Chesapeake_Bay_2022 wavelength,lref,lref_sd,lsky,lsky_sd,lt,lt_sd,es,es_sd,rrs,rrs_sd
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News

2024-02-13

New metadata _id headers

New metadata headers (cruise_id, platform_id, glider_id) are available to improve dataset interoperability. Usage is optional (but recommended) so add them if relevant. They are mutually exclusive with each other.

2023-04-13

Validation Update: AERONET-OC V3

SeaBASS Validation results have been updated with AERONET-OC V3 data

2021-07-20

New Ordering and Download System

SeaBASS data downloads are now unified and distributed under the same system that manages NASA satellite Ocean Biology data

  • Placing a SeaBASS data order to download data now requires a NASA Earthdata login (you will be prompted to create one if you don't already have one)
  • Downloads will be fulfilled through an order manager

More info including links to illustrated instructions is found under Download and Order SeaBASS data

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