MODIS Particulate Organic Carbon Concentration

Overview

This algorithm returns the concentration of particulate organic carbon (POC) in mg m-3, calculated using an empirical relationship derived from in situ measurements of POC and blue-to-green band ratios of remote sensing reflectances (Rrs).

 

 

 



Product Information

• Validated Stage: Stage 1

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Algorithm Information

• Algorithm Point of Contact:
   Dariusz Stramski, Scripps Institute of Oceanography,
   Bryan Franz, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

• 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 Organic Carbon Concentration Level 3 data can be found at http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/l3.

 

 

 

 

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