Welcome to the SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS), the publicly shared archive of in situ oceanographic and atmospheric data maintained by the NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). For information on how to search for data, please refer to the "Get Data" menu options. For information about preparing files for submission to SeaBASS, refer to "Contribute Data."

Recent Data Updates

Date Investigator Cruise Parameters
2024-07-10 Emmanuel Boss Tara_Europa_2023 wavelength,ed,lu,lw,rrs,ed_unc,lu_unc,lw_unc,rrs_unc,wt,sal,ed_bincount,lu_bincount
2024-07-03 Amy Maas EXPORTSNA sample,lat,lon,data_provider_category_manual,scientificname_manual,scientificnameid_manual,biotic_group,date,volume,elapsed_time,biovolume,conversion_factor,weight_dry,wt,rate_respiration_o2_ind,rate_respiration_c_mass_specific
2024-07-03 Antonio Mannino AMT30 wavelength,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag
2024-07-01 Antonio Mannino ECOA-3 wavelength,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag
2024-06-22 Frank Muller-Karger WB22215 wavelength,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag,abs_zero,abs_blank_ap,abs_blank_ap_sd,abs_ap,abs_ad,ap,ad,aph,chl
2024-06-22 Frank Muller-Karger WS22022 wavelength,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag,abs_zero,abs_blank_ap,abs_blank_ap_sd,abs_ap,abs_ad,ap,ad,aph,chl
2024-06-22 Frank Muller-Karger WS22072 wavelength,abs_zero,abs_blank_ap,abs_blank_ap_sd,abs_ap,abs_ad,ap,ad,aph,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag,chl
2024-06-22 Frank Muller-Karger WS22141 wavelength,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag,abs_zero,abs_blank_ap,abs_blank_ap_sd,abs_ap,abs_ad,ap,ad,aph,chl
2024-06-22 Frank Muller-Karger WS22281 wavelength,abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag,abs_zero,abs_blank_ap,abs_blank_ap_sd,abs_ap,abs_ad,ap,ad,aph,chl
2024-06-22 Frank Muller-Karger WS22337 abs_ag,abs_ag_sd,ag,wavelength,abs_zero,abs_blank_ap,abs_blank_ap_sd,abs_ap,abs_ad,ap,ad,aph,chl
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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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