Chlorophyll-a, Aqua MODIS, NPP, 0.0125°, West US, EXPERIMENTAL, 2002-present (1 Day Composite)

NOAA CoastWatch distributes chlorophyll-a concentration data from NASA's Aqua Spacecraft.  Measurements are gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) carried aboard the spacecraft.  The algorithm currently used in processing the water leaving radiance to chlorophyll concentration has not yet been accepted as science quality.  In addition, assumptions are made in the atmospheric correction in order to provide the data in a timely manner.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][altitude][latitude][longitude]):
chlorophyll (Concentration Of Chlorophyll In Sea Water, mg m-3)


Chlorophyll-a, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (1 Day Composite)

This dataset has Level 3, Standard Mapped Image, 4km, chlorophyll-a concentration data from NASA's Aqua Spacecraft.  Measurements are gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) carried aboard the spacecraft.  This is Science Quality data.  This is the August 2015 version of this dataset.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
chlorophyll (Mean Chlorophyll a Concentration, mg m-3)


Chlorophyll-a, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (8 Day Composite)


Chlorophyll-a, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (Monthly Composite)


Diffuse Attenuation K490, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (1 Day Composite)

This dataset has monthly composites of Level 3, Standard Mapped Image, 4km, Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient at 490 nm Wavelength data from NASA's Aqua Spacecraft.  Measurements are gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) carried aboard the spacecraft. This is Science Quality data.  This is the August 2015 version of this dataset.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
k490 (Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient K490, m-1)


Diffuse Attenuation K490, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (8 Day Composite)


Diffuse Attenuation K490, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (Monthly Composite)


Fluorescence Line Height, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (1 Day Composite)

This dataset has monthly composites of Level 3, Standard Mapped Image, 4km, chlorophyll fluorescence data from NASA's Aqua Spacecraft, which gives insight into the physiology of phytoplankton in the ocean. When phytoplankton are under stress, the rate at which they fluoresce can be decoupled from the rate of photosynthetic productivity. Measurements are gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) carried aboard the spacecraft. This is Science Quality data.  This is the August 2015 version of this dataset.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
cflh (Normalized Fluorescence Line Height, W m-2 um-1 sr-1)


Fluorescence Line Height, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (8 Day Composite)


Fluorescence Line Height, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (Monthly Composite)


Multi-scale Ultra-high Resolution (MUR) SST Analysis fv04.1, Global, 0.01°, 2002-present, Daily

This is a merged, multi-sensor L4 Foundation Sea Surface Temperature (SST) analysis product from Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL). This daily, global, Multi-scale, Ultra-high Resolution (MUR) Sea Surface Temperature (SST) 1-km data set, Version 4.1, is produced at JPL under the NASA MEaSUREs program. For details, see https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/MUR-JPL-L4-GLOB-v4.1 . This dataset is part of the Group for High-Resolution Sea Surface Temperature (GHRSST) project. The data for the most recent 7 days is usually revised everyday.  The data for other days is sometimes revised.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
analysed_sst (Analysed Sea Surface Temperature, degree_C)
analysis_error (Estimated Error Standard Deviation of analysed_sst, degree_C)
mask (Sea/Land Field Composite Mask)
sea_ice_fraction (Sea Ice Area Fraction, 1)


Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM), 0.5 degree, 2013-present, 10 m Wind, Lon+/-180

Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM) is a global numerical weather prediction computer model. It replaced NOGAPS as the prime model in the middle of February 2013 at the Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) Weather model synoptic site. [Wikipedia]

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][altitude][latitude][longitude]):
wnd_ucmp_height_above_ground (Eastward Wind, m s-1)
wnd_vcmp_height_above_ground (Northward Wind, m s-1)


Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM), 0.5 degree, 2013-present, 20 m Wind, Lon+/-180


Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM), 0.5 degree, 2013-present, 500 hPa Height, Lon+/-180

Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM) is a global numerical weather prediction computer model. It replaced NOGAPS as the prime model in the middle of February 2013 at the Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) Weather model synoptic site. [Wikipedia]

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][pressure][latitude][longitude]):
geop_ht_isobaric (Geopotential Height (500 hPa), gpm)


Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM), 0.5 degree, 2013-present, Pressure MSL, Lon+/-180

Navy Global Environmental Model (NAVGEM) is a global numerical weather prediction computer model. It replaced NOGAPS as the prime model in the middle of February 2013 at the Navy Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Center (FNMOC) Weather model synoptic site. [Wikipedia]

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
pres_reduced_msl (Pressure (adjusted to Mean Sea Level), hPa)


Near Real Time Geostrophic Currents

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
u_current (Eastward Sea Water Velocity, m/s)
v_current (Northward Sea Water Velocity, m/s)


Photosynthetically Available Radiation, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (1 Day Composite)

This dataset has Level 3, Standard Mapped Image, 4km, photosynthetically available radiation (PAR) data from NASA's Aqua Spacecraft.  Measurements are gathered by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) carried aboard the spacecraft.  This is Science Quality data.  This is the August 2015 version of this dataset.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
par (Photosynthetically Available Radiation, R. Frouin, einstein m-2 day-1)


Photosynthetically Available Radiation, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (8 Day Composite)


Photosynthetically Available Radiation, Aqua MODIS, NPP, L3SMI, Global, 4km, Science Quality, 2003-2022 (Monthly Composite)


SODA - POP 2.2.4 Monthly Means, 1871-2010 (At Depths)

Simple Ocean Data Assimilation (SODA) version 2.2.4 - A reanalysis of ocean
climate. SODA uses the GFDL modular ocean model version 2.2. The model is
forced by observed surface wind stresses from the COADS data set (from 1958
to 1992) and from NCEP (after 1992). Note that the wind stresses were
detrended before use due to inconsistencies with observed sea level pressure
trends. The model is also constrained by constant assimilation of observed
temperatures, salinities, and altimetry using an optimal data assimilation
technique. The observed data comes from: 1) The World Ocean Atlas 1994 which
contains ocean temperatures and salinities from mechanical
bathythermographs, expendable bathythermographs and conductivity-temperature-
depth probes. 2) The expendable bathythermograph archive 3) The TOGA-TAO
thermistor array 4) The Soviet SECTIONS tropical program 5) Satellite
altimetry from Geosat, ERS/1 and TOPEX/Poseidon.
We are now exploring an eddy-permitting reanalysis based on the Parallel
Ocean Program POP-1.4 model with 40 levels in the vertical and a 0.4x0.25
degree displaced pole grid (25 km resolution in the western North
Atlantic).  The first version of this we will release is SODA1.2, a
reanalysis driven by ERA-40 winds covering the period 1958-2001 (extended to
the current year using available altimetry).

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][depth][latitude][longitude]):
temp (Sea Water Temperature, degree_C)
salt (Sea Water Practical Salinity, PSU)
u (Eastward Sea Water Velocity, m s-1)
v (Northward Sea Water Velocity, m s-1)
w (Upward Sea Water Velocity, m s-1)


SODA - POP 2.2.4 Monthly Means, 1871-2010 (At Depths), Lon+/-180


Topography, ETOPO1, 0.0166667 degrees, Global (longitude -180 to 180), (Ice Sheet Surface)

ETOPO1 is a 1 arc-minute global relief model of Earth's surface that integrates land topography and ocean bathymetry. It was built from numerous global and regional data sets. This is the 'Ice Surface' version, with the top of the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. The horizontal datum is WGS-84, the vertical datum is Mean Sea Level. Keywords: Bathymetry, Digital Elevation. This is the grid/node-registered version: the dataset's latitude and longitude values mark the centers of the cells.

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [latitude][longitude]):
altitude (m)


Topography, ETOPO1, 0.0166667 degrees, Global (longitude 0 to 360), (Ice Sheet Surface)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, Chlorophyll a, OCI Algorithm, R2018, 2012-present, 8-Day

R2018 version of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Chlorophyll a, OCI Algorithm, 8-Day composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
chla (Chlorophyll Concentration, OCI Algorithm, mg m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, Chlorophyll a, OCI Algorithm, R2018, 2012-present, Daily

R2018 version of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Chlorophyll a, OCI Algorithm, Daily composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
chla (Chlorophyll Concentration, OCI Algorithm, mg m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, Chlorophyll a, OCI Algorithm, R2018, 2012-present, Monthly

R2018 version of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Chlorophyll a, OCI Algorithm, Monthly composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
chla (Chlorophyll Concentration, OCI Algorithm, mg m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, K490, R2018, 2012-present, 8-Day

R2018 version of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient K490, 8-Day composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
k490 (Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm, KD2 algorithm, m^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, K490, R2018, 2012-present, Daily

R2018 version of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient K490, Daily composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
k490 (Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm, KD2 algorithm, m^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, K490, R2018, 2012-present, Monthly

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient K490, Monthly composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
k490 (Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm, KD2 algorithm, m^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, PAR, R2018, 2012-present, 8-Day

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR), 8-Day composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
par (Photosynthetically Available Radiation, R. Frouin, einstein m^-2 day^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, PAR, R2018, 2012-present, Daily

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR), Daily composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
par (Photosynthetically Available Radiation, R. Frouin, einstein m^-2 day^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, PAR, R2018, 2012-present, Monthly

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Photosynthetically Available Radiation (PAR), Monthly composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
par (Photosynthetically Available Radiation, R. Frouin, einstein m^-2 day^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, PIC, R2018, 2012-present, 8-Day

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Particulate Inorganic Carbon (PIC), 8-Day composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
pic (Calcite Concentration, Balch and Gordon, mol m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, PIC, R2018, 2012-present, Daily

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Particulate Inorganic Carbon (PIC), Daily composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
pic (Calcite Concentration, Balch and Gordon, mol m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, PIC, R2018, 2012-present, Monthly

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Particulate Inorganic Carbon (PIC), Monthly composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
pic (Calcite Concentration, Balch and Gordon, mol m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, POC, R2018, 2012-present, 8-Day

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Particulate Organic Carbon (POC), 8-Day composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
poc (Particulate Organic Carbon, D. Stramski, 2007 (443/555 version), mg m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, POC, R2018, 2012-present, Daily

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Particulate Organic Carbon (POC), Daily composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
poc (Particulate Organic Carbon, D. Stramski, 2007 (443/555 version), mg m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, POC, R2018, 2012-present, Monthly

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Particulate Organic Carbon (POC), Monthly composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
poc (Particulate Organic Carbon, D. Stramski, 2007 (443/555 version), mg m^-3)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, Reflectance at 671 nm, R2018, 2012-present, 8-Day

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Remote Sensing Reflectance at 671 nm, 8-Day composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
r671 (Remote sensing reflectance at 671 nm, sr^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, Reflectance at 671 nm, R2018, 2012-present, Daily

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Remote Sensing Reflectance at 671 nm, Daily composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
r671 (Remote sensing reflectance at 671 nm, sr^-1)


VIIRSN, Suomi-NPP, Level-3 SMI, NASA, Global, 4km, Reflectance at 671 nm, R2018, 2012-present, Monthly

R2018 of Level-3 Standard Mapped Image (SMI), Global, 4km, Remote Sensing Reflectance at 671 nm, Monthly composite data from the Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite (VIIRS), as processed by NASA GSFC Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). VIIRS is a multi-disciplinary instrument that flies on the Suomi-NPP (National Polar-orbiting Partnership) satellite.  Suomi-NPP is the initial spacecraft in the JPSS (Joint Polar Satellite Systems) series of spacecraft. JPSS is our Nation's next generation polar-orbiting operational environmental satellite system. JPSS is a collaborative program between NOAA and its acquisition agent NASA. VIIRS is the successor to MODIS for Earth science data product generation. (This version of the VH data was first released on 2017-12-12.)

cdm_data_type = Grid
VARIABLES (all of which use the dimensions [time][latitude][longitude]):
r671 (Remote sensing reflectance at 671 nm, sr^-1)