Ocean Color SMI: Standard Mapped Image MODIS Aqua Data

NASA/OCEANDATA/MODIS-Aqua/L3SMI
Dataset Availability
2002-07-03T23:40:05Z–2022-02-28T00:20:00Z
Dataset Provider
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ee.ImageCollection("NASA/OCEANDATA/MODIS-Aqua/L3SMI")

Description

This level 3 product includes ocean color and satellite ocean biology data produced or collected under EOSDIS.

This dataset may be used for studying the biology and hydrology of coastal zones, changes in the diversity and geographical distribution of coastal marine habitats, biogeochemical fluxes and their influence in Earth's oceans and climate over time, and finally the impact of climate and environmental variability and change on ocean ecosystems and the biodiversity they support.

Scale factor and offset are already applied.

Documentation:

Newer datasets have scaled POC values while older ones don't. This scaling gets rid of negative values but older datasets still retain them hence the -2147.48 estimated minimum value. For more information, visit the Ocean Color Forum.

MODIS-Aqua OceanData

Bands

Resolution
4616 meters

Bands

Name Units Min Max Wavelength Description
chlor_a mg/m^3 0* 99.99*

Chlorophyll a concentration
nflh mW cm-2 μm-1 sr-1 -0.5* 5.03*

Normalized fluorescence line height
poc mg/m^3 -2147.48* 12953.4*

Particulate organic carbon
Rrs_412 sr-1 0* 0.11* 412nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 412nm
Rrs_443 sr-1 0* 0.08* 443nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 443nm
Rrs_469 sr-1 0* 0.08* 469nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 469nm
Rrs_488 sr-1 0* 0.08* 488nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 488nm
Rrs_531 sr-1 0* 0.07* 531nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 531nm
Rrs_547 sr-1 0* 0.07* 547nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 547nm
Rrs_555 sr-1 0* 0.07* 555nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 555nm
Rrs_645 sr-1 0* 0.05* 645nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 645nm
Rrs_667 sr-1 0* 0.04* 667nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 667nm
Rrs_678 sr-1 0* 0.04* 678nm

Remote sensing reflectance at band 678nm
sst °C -2* 40*

Sea surface temperature
* estimated min or max value

Image Properties

Image Properties

Name Type Description
Rrs_412_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_412_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_412_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_443_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_443_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_443_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_555_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_555_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_555_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
chlor_a_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
chlor_a_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
chlor_a_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
poc_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
poc_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
poc_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_469_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_469_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_469_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_488_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_488_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_488_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_531_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_531_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_531_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_547_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_547_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_547_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_645_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_645_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_645_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_667_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_667_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_667_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
Rrs_678_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
Rrs_678_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
Rrs_678_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
nflh_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
nflh_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
nflh_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product
sst_lastModified STRING

Last date this product was modified
sst_software_name STRING

'smigen' or 'l3mapgen'; name of the software used to create this product
sst_software_version STRING

Version of the software used to create this product

Terms of Use

Terms of Use

This dataset is in the public domain and is available without restriction on use and distribution. See NASA's Earth Science Data & Information Policy for additional information.

Citations

Citations:

  • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group. Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua Ocean Color Data, NASA OB.DAAC, Greenbelt, MD, USA.

    • DOI: 10.5067/AQUA/MODIS/L3M/CHL/2018 [unrecoverable]

  • NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group. (2017). MODIS-Aqua Level 3 Mapped Fluorescent Line Height Data Version R2018.0 [Data set]. NASA Ocean Biology DAAC.

    • DOI: 10.5067/AQUA/MODIS/L3M/FLH/2018 [unrecoverable]

  • NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group. (2017). MODIS-Aqua Level 3 Mapped Particulate Organic Carbon Data Version R2018.0 [Data set]. NASA Ocean Biology DAAC.

    • DOI: 10.5067/AQUA/MODIS/L3M/POC/2018 [unrecoverable]

  • NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group. (2017). MODIS-Aqua Level 3 Mapped Remote-Sensing Reflectance Data Version R2018.0 [Data set]. NASA Ocean Biology DAAC.

    • DOI: 10.5067/AQUA/MODIS/L3M/RRS/2018 [unrecoverable]

  • NASA/JPL. (2020). GHRSST Level 2P Global Sea Surface Skin Temperature from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on the NASA Aqua satellite (GDS2) [Data set]. NASA Physical Oceanography DAAC.

DOIs

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var dataset = ee.ImageCollection('NASA/OCEANDATA/MODIS-Aqua/L3SMI')
                  .filterDate('2016-01-01', '2016-01-31');
var remoteSensingReflectance =
    dataset.select(['Rrs_645', 'Rrs_555', 'Rrs_443']);
var remoteSensingReflectanceVis = {
  min: 0.0,
  max: 0.011,
};
Map.setCenter(-52.12, -46.13, 4);
Map.addLayer(
    remoteSensingReflectance, remoteSensingReflectanceVis,
    'Remote Sensing Reflectance');
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This level 3 product includes ocean color and satellite ocean biology data produced or collected under EOSDIS. This dataset may be used for studying the biology and hydrology of coastal zones, changes in the diversity and geographical distribution of coastal marine habitats, biogeochemical fluxes and their influence in Earth's oceans …
NASA/OCEANDATA/MODIS-Aqua/L3SMI, biology,chlorophyll,climate,modis,nasa,ocean,oceandata,reflectance,sst,temperature,weather
2002-07-03T23:40:05Z/2022-02-28T00:20:00Z
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