Sentinel 3 OLCI in SeaDAS

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Sentinel 3 OLCI in SeaDAS

by rinokeros » Wed Mar 18, 2026 9:01 am America/New_York

Dear all,
Is OBPG ancillary still supported for Sentinel-3 OLCI in SeaDAS?

I am experiencing an issue with getanc.py when processing Sentinel-3 OLCI data in SeaDAS (V2023.3).
getanc.py S3B_OL_1_ERR____20210728T111447_20210728T115904_20240518T085009_2657_055_137______MAR_R_NT_004.SEN3/xfdumanifest.xml --ancdir=/oc10/data/Meteorological -v
ancillary_data.db
Searching database: /oc01/software/seadas-V2023.3/ocssw/var/log/ancillary_data.db
Determining pass start and end times...
OLCI


Input file: S3B_OL_1_ERR____20210728T111447_20210728T115904_20240518T085009_2657_055_137______MAR_R_NT_004.SEN3/xfdumanifest.xml
Sensor : 3b
Start time: 2021-07-28T11:14:46
End time : 2021-07-28T11:59:04


OBPG session started
Downloading xfdumanifest.anc.server ( 0.00 MBs)
[==================================================]
...Done
*** WARNING: No optimal MET files found.
*** WARNING: No optimal OZONE files found.
*** WARNING: No optimal SST files found.
*** WARNING: No optimal ICE files found.


Created 'xfdumanifest.xml.anc' l2gen parameter text file:



*** WARNING: The following ancillary data types were missing or are not optimal: MET OZONE SST Sea Ice

I verified the following:

Authentication is correctly configured via .netrc (Earthdata login works, no errors).

The command runs correctly with -v, and the database used is:
/oc01/software/seadas-V2023.3/ocssw/var/log/ancillary_data.db

I have a complete local archive of MERRA2 meteorological data (MET/AER/PROFILE) organized by year/day:
/oc10/data/Meteorological/YYYY/DDD/

Running with --disable-download or --refreshDB does not change the result.

The OBPG request always returns 0.00 MB.

thank you in advance,
Alexandra

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Re: Sentinel 3 OLCI in SeaDAS

by OB SeaDAS - xuanyang02 » Mon Mar 23, 2026 4:55 pm America/New_York

Thanks for reporting the issue. We are investigating it, and will get back to you.

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Re: Sentinel 3 OLCI in SeaDAS

by oceancolor_ninesun » Fri Apr 10, 2026 5:06 am America/New_York

Yes, I have encountered the same issue. SeaWiFS also returned the same error, while MODIS-Aqua worked normally.

python /home/opt/SeaDAS/SeaDAS8.4.1/ocssw/bin/getanc /OLCI/xfdumanifest.xml -r -f -v
ancillary_data.db
Searching database: /home/opt/SeaDAS/SeaDAS8.4.1/ocssw/var/log/ancillary_data.db
Determining pass start and end times...
OLCI

Input file: /S3A_OL_1_EFR____20190219T082048_20190219T082348_20240531T161742_0179_041_292_2160_MAR_R_NT_004.SEN3/xfdumanifest.xml
Sensor : 3a
Start time: 2019-02-19T08:20:48
End time : 2019-02-19T08:23:48

OBPG session started
Downloading xfdumanifest.anc.server ( 0.00 MBs)
[==================================================]
...Done
*** WARNING: No optimal MET files found.
*** WARNING: No optimal OZONE files found.
*** WARNING: No optimal SST files found.
*** WARNING: No optimal ICE files found.

Created 'xfdumanifest.xml.anc' l2gen parameter text file:



*** WARNING: The following ancillary data types were missing or are not optimal: MET OZONE SST Sea Ice
Last edited by oceancolor_ninesun on Fri Apr 10, 2026 5:09 am America/New_York, edited 1 time in total.

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Re: Sentinel 3 OLCI in SeaDAS

by melinfr » Thu Apr 30, 2026 10:29 am America/New_York

Dear Support,
for a while now I've also been experiencing the same problem with getanc no longer returning the proper ancillary information for Sentinel-3, just referring to non optimal MET, OZONE ... files and generating an empty file.
Thanks for any help,
Best, F.

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