Replacement Browser for Decommisioned Browser Level 1 & 2

[captlen]

I was using Browser level 1 & 2 to obtain turbidity data from Aqua Modis. Where can I find the new brower to obtain nrt.nc data? really would appreciate help bringing me back on line accessing your k490 data from Aqua Modis satellite.
Thank You
Len Belcaro

[OB General Science - guoqingw]

Hi Len,

The near real-time (NRT) Kd490 data is included in the MODISA_L2_OC_NRT collection on NASA Earthdata Search. You can search and download granules there. For more efficient data access, I recommend using the Python package earthaccess, which streamlines searching and downloading L2 data. Here's a helpful tutorial that walks through downloading and reading L2 data from Ocean Color using Python:
https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/resources/docs/tutorials/notebooks/modis-explore-l2/

Hope this helps,
Guoqing Wang

[captlen]

it took me a little while but with your help I figured it out. Thank you.
Len Belcaro

[captlen]

One question please. After a kd490 scan is completed how long does it take for me to be able access the data?

[OB General Science - guoqingw]

For the NRT data, they will be available within a couple of hours. You can refer to this webpage for more details: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/earth-observation-data-basics/data-latency