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Please Note: To view imagery from the operational GOES East (GOES-16) and GOES West (GOES-17) satellites, users may visit https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/goes/. |
Ocean Color is the water hue due to the presence of tiny plants containing the pigment chlorophyll, sediments, and colored dissolved organic material.
| Ocean Color | Okeanos Operational Products MODIS / Aqua NIR-SWIR Chlorophyll Concentration | Remote Sensing Reflectance Chlorophyll Concentration | Remote Sensing Reflectance Magnitude | Direction Chlorophyll Concentration | Remote Sensing Reflectance 8-Day Composite | Composite Calcite Concentration Other Operational Products |
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| Chlorophyll Concentration | Chlorophyll concentration provides an estimate of the live phytoplankton biomass in the surface layer. It is also referred to as the amount of the green pigment chlorophyll. The chlorophyll anomaly is generated when today's chlorophyll concentration data is compared to the bi-monthly mean. A positive anomaly indicates new algal growth. Bi-monthly mean values are averages calculated over 61 days. |
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| MODIS/Terra | Resolution: 1 Km | Frequency: Daily |
| Ocean Color (Remote Sensing Reflectance) |
Remote sensing reflectances (Rrs 665, 667 or 670 nm) provide a proxy for the suspended sediments in surface waters. The Rrs anomaly is generated when today's data is compared to the bi-monthly mean. Bi-monthly mean values are averages calculated over 61 days. |
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| MODIS/Terra | Resolution: 1 Km | Frequency: Daily |
For a description of the file naming conventions, see: ftp://cw-okeanos.noaa.gov/pub/data1/doc/README_file_names.txt
