NOAA's CoastWatch Program provides near real-time oceanographic satellite data to Federal, State, and local marine scientists, coastal resource managers, and the general public, covering all coastal regions of the U.S. The CoastWatch East Coast Node, located at NOAA's Chesapeake Bay Office, provides data and value-added products specifically for the east coast from Maine to Florida. For more information on other regional Nodes or coverage areas, please visit the NOAA CoastWatch Central Operations website.

Image of the Week Chlorophyll-a concentration of Chesapeake Bay, March 25, 2008

Launch the CoastWatch Earth Data Access Client to browse datasets (Java 5.0 Update 6 plugin required) or access data directly via OPeNDAP or data download.

Weekly composite of AVHRR SST can now be accessed through the Live Access Server