Chlorophyll a, North Pacific, NOAA VIIRS, 750m resolution, 2015-present (8 Day Composite)

Metadata Updated: June 10, 2023

NOAA CoastWatch distributes L3 level chlorophyll a concentration data derived from measurements take by the VIIRS sensor (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) aboard the Suomi-NPP satellite. Chlorophyll values were calculated using NOAA-MSL12 NRT processing with LAND+CLDICE+HIGLINT+HISATZEN+HISOLZEN masking.

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Metadata Date	September 3, 2022
Metadata Created Date	November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date	June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s)	September 3, 2022 (creation)
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Resource Type	Dataset
Metadata Date	September 3, 2022
Metadata Created Date	November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date	June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s)	September 3, 2022 (creation)
Responsible Party	NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD (Point of Contact)
Contact Email	erd.data@noaa.gov
Guid	erdVHNchla8day
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Harvest Source Id	817069b7-5f4e-4664-9e6b-615af3dfcf2d
Harvest Source Title	Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
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Lineage	8-day composites in a geographic projection created from daily composites by erd.data@noaa.gov from daily merge files obtained from NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research at https://www.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/thredds/catalog/chloraNPPVIIRSSectorDaily. Data were processed via the processViirsChl script in the dalesLibViirsChl.py library by erd.data@noaa.gov at NOAA NMFS SWFSC ERD.
Metadata Language	eng
Metadata Type	geospatial
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Spatial Harvester	True
Temporal Extent Begin	2015-02-22T00:00:00Z
Temporal Extent End	2022-08-27T00:00:00Z

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