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ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (Ocean_Colour_cci): Global dataset of inherent optical properties (IOP) gridded on a geographic projection, Version 3.1

Update Frequency: Not Planned
Latest Data Update: 2018-05-30
Status: Superseded
Online Status: ONLINE
Publication State: Published
Publication Date: 2018-06-25
Download Stats: last 12 months
Dataset Size: 9.57K Files | 8TB
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Abstract

The ESA Ocean Colour CCI project has produced global level 3 binned multi-sensor time-series of satellite ocean-colour data with a particular focus for use in climate studies.

This dataset contains their Version 3.1 inherent optical properties (IOP) product (in mg/m3) on a geographic projection at approximately 4 km spatial resolution and at a number of time resolutions (daily, 5-day, 8-day and monthly composites). Note, this the IOP data is also included in the 'All Products' dataset.

The inherent optical properties (IOP) dataset consists of the total absorption and particle backscattering coefficients, and, additionally, the fraction of detrital & dissolved organic matter absorption and phytoplankton absorption. The total absorption (units m-1), the total backscattering (m-1), the absorption by detrital and coloured dissolved organic matter, the backscattering by particulate matter, and the absorption by phytoplankton share the same spatial resolution of ~4 km. The values of IOP are reported for the standard SeaWiFS wavelengths (412, 443, 490, 510, 555, 670nm).

This data product is on a geographic grid projection, which is a direct conversion of latitude and longitude coordinates to a rectangular grid, typically a fixed multiplier of 360x180. The netCDF files follow the CF convention for this projection with a resolution of 8640x4320. (A separate dataset is also available for data on a sinusoidal projection.)

Citable as:  Sathyendranath, S.; Grant, M.; Brewin, R.J.W.; Brockmann, C.; Brotas, V.; Chuprin, A.; Doerffer, R.; Dowell, M.; Farman, A.; Groom, S.; Jackson, T.; Krasemann, H.; Lavender, S.; Martinez Vicente, V.; Mazeran, C.; Mélin, F.; Moore, T.S.; Müller, D.; Platt, T.; Regner, P.; Roy, S.; Steinmetz, F.; Swinton, J.; Valente, A.; Zühlke, M.; Antoine, D.; Arnone, R.; Balch, W.M.; Barker, K.; Barlow, R.; Bélanger, S.; Berthon, J.-F.; Beşiktepe, Ş.; Brando, V.E.; Canuti, E.; Chavez, F.; Claustre, H.; Crout, R.; Feldman, G.; Franz, B.; Frouin, R.; García-Soto, C.; Gibb, S.W.; Gould, R.; Hooker, S.; Kahru, M.; Klein, H.; Kratzer, S.; Loisel, H.; McKee, D.; Mitchell, B.G.; Moisan, T.; Muller-Karger, F.; O'Dowd, L.; Ondrusek, M.; Poulton, A.J.; Repecaud, M.; Smyth, T.; Sosik, H.M.; Taberner, M.; Twardowski, M.; Voss, K.; Werdell, J.; Wernand, M.; Zibordi, G. (2018): ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (Ocean_Colour_cci): Global dataset of inherent optical properties (IOP) gridded on a geographic projection, Version 3.1. Centre for Environmental Data Analysis, date of citation. https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/edaa7e7324e849f683d3726088a0c7bd
Abbreviation: Not defined
Keywords: ESA, CCI, Ocean Colour, Geographic

Details

Previous Info:

2018-07-04 This dataset forms part of the v3.1 ocean colour dataset collection that can be cited with doi:10.5285/9c334fbe6d424a708cf3c4cf… Show More 2018-07-04 This dataset forms part of the v3.1 ocean colour dataset collection that can be cited with doi:10.5285/9c334fbe6d424a708cf3c4cf0c6a53f5
(http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/9c334fbe6d424a708cf3c4cf0c6a53f5) Show Less

Previously used record identifiers:
No related previous identifiers.
Access rules:
Public data: access to these data is available to both registered and non-registered users.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/esacci_oc_terms_and_conditions.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.
Data lineage:

This data has been produced by the ESA Ocean Colour CCI project and provided to CEDA in the context of the ESA CCI Open Data Portal project.
This dataset forms part of the v3.1 ocean colour dataset collection that can be cited with doi:10.5285/9c334fbe6d424a708cf3c4cf0c6a53f5
(http://dx.doi.org/10.5285/9c334fbe6d424a708cf3c4cf0c6a53f5)
Data Quality:
CCI data format checked
File Format:
Data are in NetCDF format

Related Documents

 Lavender, S. et al, 'The Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative',Ocean Challenge, Vol.21, No.1, 2015
 Product User Guide
 ESA Climate Change Initiative website
 ESA CCI Ocean Colour project website

Process overview

  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • var_id: adg_412
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: adg_443
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: adg_490
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: adg_510
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: adg_555
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: adg_670
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm.
  • var_id: adg_412_bias
  • names: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm.
  • var_id: adg_443_bias
  • names: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm.
  • var_id: adg_490_bias
  • names: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm.
  • var_id: adg_510_bias
  • names: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm.
  • var_id: adg_555_bias
  • names: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm.
  • var_id: adg_670_bias
  • names: Bias of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 412 nm.
  • var_id: aph_412_bias
  • names: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 412 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 443 nm.
  • var_id: aph_443_bias
  • names: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 443 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 490 nm.
  • var_id: aph_490_bias
  • names: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 490 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 510 nm.
  • var_id: aph_510_bias
  • names: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 510 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 555 nm.
  • var_id: aph_555_bias
  • names: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 555 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 670 nm.
  • var_id: aph_670_bias
  • names: Bias of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 670 nm.
  • long_name: Count of the number of observations from the MERIS sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • var_id: MERIS_nobs_sum
  • names: Count of the number of observations from the MERIS sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • var_id: MODISA_nobs_sum
  • long_name: Count of the number of observations from the MODIS (Aqua) sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • names: Count of the number of observations from the MODIS (Aqua) sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • var_id: SeaWiFS_nobs_sum
  • long_name: Count of the number of observations from the SeaWiFS (GAC and LAC) sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • names: Count of the number of observations from the SeaWiFS (GAC and LAC) sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • long_name: Count of the number of observations from the VIIRS sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • var_id: VIIRS_nobs_sum
  • names: Count of the number of observations from the VIIRS sensor contributing to this bin cell
  • long_name: Count of the total number of observations contributing to this bin cell
  • var_id: total_nobs_sum
  • names: Count of the total number of observations contributing to this bin cell
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • var_id: bbp_412
  • long_name: Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • names: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • var_id: bbp_443
  • long_name: Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • names: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • var_id: bbp_490
  • long_name: Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • names: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • var_id: bbp_510
  • long_name: Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • names: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • var_id: bbp_555
  • long_name: Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • names: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • var_id: bbp_670
  • long_name: Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • names: volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Particulate backscattering coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: aph_412
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: aph_443
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: aph_490
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: aph_510
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: aph_555
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: aph_670
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm.
  • var_id: adg_412_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 412 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm.
  • var_id: adg_443_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 443 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm.
  • var_id: adg_490_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 490 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm.
  • var_id: adg_510_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 510 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm.
  • var_id: adg_555_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 555 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm.
  • var_id: adg_670_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of absorption coefficient for dissolved and detrital material at 670 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 412 nm.
  • var_id: aph_412_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 412 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 443 nm.
  • var_id: aph_443_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 443 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 490 nm.
  • var_id: aph_490_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 490 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 510 nm.
  • var_id: aph_510_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 510 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 555 nm.
  • var_id: aph_555_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 555 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • long_name: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 670 nm.
  • var_id: aph_670_rmsd
  • names: Root-mean-square-difference of phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 670 nm.
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Total absorption coefficient at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: atot_412
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Total absorption coefficient at 412 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Total absorption coefficient at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: atot_443
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Total absorption coefficient at 443 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Total absorption coefficient at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: atot_490
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Total absorption coefficient at 490 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Total absorption coefficient at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: atot_510
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Total absorption coefficient at 510 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Total absorption coefficient at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: atot_555
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Total absorption coefficient at 555 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • units: m-1
  • standard_name: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
  • long_name: Total absorption coefficient at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: atot_670
  • names: volume_absorption_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water, Total absorption coefficient at 670 nm as derived using the QAA model, generated by SeaDAS for SeaWiFS
  • var_id: crs

Co-ordinate Variables

  • units: degrees_north
  • standard_name: latitude
  • long_name: latitude
  • var_id: lat
  • names: latitude
  • units: degrees_east
  • standard_name: longitude
  • long_name: longitude
  • var_id: lon
  • names: longitude
  • standard_name: time
  • var_id: time
  • names: time
Coverage
Temporal Range
Start time:
1997-09-03T23:00:00
End time:
2016-12-31T23:59:59
Geographic Extent

 
90.0000°
  
-180.0000°
  
180.0000°
 
-90.0000°
  
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