NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission aims to extend and improve NASA's more than 20year record of satellite observations of global ocean biology, aerosols, and clouds. Data from PACE will help us better understand how the ocean and atmosphere exchange carbon dioxide. In addition, these data will reveal how aerosols might fuel phytoplankton growth in the surface ocean.

Novel uses of PACE data will benefit our economy and society. For example, they will help identify the extent and duration of harmful algal blooms. PACE will extend and expand NASA's longterm observations of our living planet, and by doing so, will take Earth's pulse in new ways for decades to come.

This webinar presents an overview of PACE and expected PACE datasets with demonstrations on how to discover, access, and use PACE data. In addition, attendees will become familiar with datasets, services, and tools available through NASA's Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC) for working with PACE data.

Note: At the time of the webinar recording, sciencequality datasets from the PACE mission were not available yet. An alternate dataset was used during the Earthdata Search demo to highlight what data users would see when clicking on a "cloud available" dataset within Earthdata Search.

Presentation Slide Deck: https://go.nasa.gov/43DwN3y

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
04:32 Introduction to NASA's OB.DAAC
05:46 PACE Mission Overview
12:06 Introduction to PACE Data Products
15:26 Finding and Access PACE Data
16:45 Earthdata Search Demo*
23:20 Ocean Color Website: Direct Data Access
23:58 Ocean Color Website: File Search
27:11 Ocean Color Website: Level 3 and 4 Browser
28:36 How to Prepare: PACE Data Access in the Cloud
32:40 PACE Data Trainings and Tutorials
35:19 User Engagement and Opportunities
38:57 User Support: PACE
40:35 QuestionandAnswer Period