Ocean Color Satellite Imagery

Snpp plus noaa 20 merged daily chlorophyll and diffuse attenuation coefficients k d 490 and k d par.
Ocean color satellite imagery. Seadas is an image analysis package for the processing and display of satellite ocean color data. The ocean color science team in the center for satellite applications and research star of noaa nesdis seeks to develop improved ocean color products from the current and future ocean color satellite sensors including the sea viewing wide field of view sensor seawifs the moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer modis and the visible infrared imaging radiometer suite viirs on the suomi national polar orbiting partnership snpp and the joint polar satellite system jpss as well as various satellite sensors from other countries e g the medium resolution imaging spectrometer meris korean geostationary ocean color imager goci sentinel 3 ocean land colour instrument olci gcom c second generation global imager sgli etc. Spaceborne ocean color sensors however measure the spectral radiance exiting the top of the atmosphere toa. The fundamental quantity to be derived from ocean color sensors is the spectral distribution of reflected visible solar radiation upwelling from below the ocean surface and passing though the sea air interface.
Level 3 mapped and binned products are also. Viirs ocean color level 2 edr is produced through noaa multi sensor level 1 to level 2 processing system msl12 from idps satellite data record sdr level 1b. Previous modis aqua chlorophyll concentration next. 2 4.
Welcome to nasa s eosdis nasa s earth observing system data and information system eosdis is a key core capability in nasa s earth science data systems program for archiving and distributing earth science data from. Viirs science quality ocean color level 2 edr is produced by noaa star ocean color team through noaa multi sensor level 1 to level 2 processing system msl12 using an improved calibration for the satellite data record oc sdr which is level 1b which is level 1b. Operational products ocean color. Level 3 mapped and composite products are also available now including a 2 sensor viirs.
Ocean color is the water hue due to the presence of tiny plants containing the pigment chlorophyll sediments and colored dissolved organic material.