Please be informed that our PO.DAAC OPeNDAP (Open-source Project for a Network Data Access Protocol) (http://opendap.jpl.nasa.gov/opendap/) and PO.DAAC THREDDS (Thematic Realtime Environmental Distributed Data Services) (http://thredds.jpl.nasa.gov/) will be unavailable for scheduled upgrade on Tuesday (08/18/2015) from 9am-1pm (PDT).
We apologize for the inconvenience.
The PO.DAAC would like to inform users of Aquarius data of the following official NASA announcement regarding the Aquarius/SAC-D mission.
http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/international-spacecraft-carrying-nasa-s-aquarius-instrument-ends-operations
The PO.DAAC is pleased to announce the availability of the SPURS-1 field campaign data. The SPURS (Salinity Processes in the Upper Ocean Regional Study) project is a series of science process studies and associated oceanographic field campaigns that, in conjunction with the Aquarius/SAC-D and SMOS satellite missions, aim to elucidate key mechanisms responsible for near-surface salinity variations in the oceans.
Satellite altimetry is typically used to measure the height of the ocean, but it can also be used to measure the heights of rivers and lakes. In areas that experience monsoonal rain this can provide life saving information. Currently Bangladesh has implemented a system that uses Jason-2 to forecast river heights, such as the Ganges River, up to 8 days ahead of time.
PO.DAAC showcases visualization capabilities at the 2015 Aquarium of the Pacific Earth Day Festival.
PO.DAAC welcomed our UWG, NASA HQ officials, and other DAAC representatives for the annual meeting on 7-8 April 2015.
Groundwater consumption has become a critical element of urban development and the expansion of human populations into regions that would be otherwise uninhabitable. Unfortunately, groundwater use is difficult to monitor globally.
