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PACE_OCI_L1C_SCI·v3·dataset

Calibrated ocean-color camera data, gridded (PACE)

PACE OCI Level-1C Science Data, version 3
ocean NASA OB_CLOUD Level 1 active netCDF-4
In plain English

What it measures. Calibrated ocean-color camera data with added information describing each measured 'color' channel, including which channels were measured directly and which were filled in.

How it's made. Made by taking PACE's calibrated camera data and adding descriptive variables about the spectral channels.

How & where you'd use it. A lower-level building-block product that feeds into higher-level ocean and atmosphere products; most users work with those derived products rather than this directly.

What's measured

OCEANS › OCEAN OPTICSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › INFRARED WAVELENGTHSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › SENSOR CHARACTERISTICSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2024-03-05 → ongoing
  • Measured byPACE (OCI)
  • Processing levelLevel 1
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • FormatsnetCDF-4
  • StatusACTIVE

What you can do with it

  • Watch sea-surface temperature and marine heatwaves
  • Spot algal blooms and ocean-colour shifts
  • Support fisheries and coastal monitoring
Official description

Level 1C (L1C) data are Level 1B (L1B) data that include new variables to describe the spectra. These variables allow the user to identify which L1C channels have been copied directly from the L1B and which have been synthesized from L1B and why.

Get the data

pace_oci_l1c_sci_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="PACE_OCI_L1C_SCI",
    version="3",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from OB_CLOUD
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