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      • SAR Imagery (normalized radar cross-section)
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      • Ocean Color (OC) Quality Monitors
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        • OC Science Team VIIRS Calibration/Validation
      • Sea Surface Height - Near Real-Time Altimeter Validation System (NRTAVS)
  • Field Observations
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      • Listing of MOBY Spectral data
    • in situ Sea Surface Temperature Quality Monitor (iQuam)
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      • A Satellite's View of Coastal Erosion
      • Colors and Confusion: Making Better Color Choices for Data Visualization
      • Detecting Sea Level Anomalies with Satellites
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      • Satellite Imagery Shows the Impact of Hurricane Maria on Puerto Rico
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        • NOAA researchers review approaches to satellite-derived coastal water quality products
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      • Annotated Ocean Color from VIIRS
      • Loop Current and Gulf Stream
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Annotated Ocean Color from VIIRS
Annotated image showing attributes of ocean color data from VIIRS
Loop Current and Gulf Stream
Gulf Stream and loop current

Recent News

New version of CoastWatch Utilities (v3.6.1b283)
Apr. 05, 2021
Registration Open for 3-7 May 2021 PolarWatch Course
Feb. 18, 2021
Possible NOAA CoastWatch service interruption February 20-21 2021.
Feb. 12, 2021
Upcoming changes to CoastWatch Polar Ice Products
Feb. 12, 2021
CoastWatch Regional AVHRR and VIIRS 'Heritage' Products - change in distribution
Feb. 03, 2021
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