MODIS Particulate Inorganic Carbon Concentration
Overview
This algorithm derives the concentration of particulate inorganic carbon (PIC) in mol m-3, calculated using observed in situ relationships between water-leaving radiances, spectral backscattering coefficients, and concentrations of PIC (i.e., calcium carbonate or calcite). Algorithm implementation is contingent on the availability of sensor bands near 443 and 555nm. The algorithm is applicable to all current ocean color sensors. The PIC product is included as part of the standard Level-2 OC product suite and the Level-3 PIC product suite.
Product Information
• Validated Stage: Stage 1
• Algorithm Point of Contact: William Balch, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences
• DOI:
Terra
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group; (2014): MODIS-Terra Ocean Color Data; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group. http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/TERRA/MODIS_OC.2014.0
Accessed on 07/28/2015.
Aqua
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group; (2014): MODIS-Aqua Ocean Color Data; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group. http://dx.doi.org/10.5067/AQUA/MODIS_OC.2014.0
Accessed on 07/28/2015.
Product Details
All of the MODIS Particulate Inorganic Carbon Concentration Level 3 data can be found at http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/l3.
