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Fluorescence Line Height, Aqua MODIS, NPP, East US, 2002-2012 (3 Day Composite), Lon0360

Published by NOAA NMFS SWFSC Environmental Research Division | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 05, 2026 at 06:10 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 10, 2012 at 12:00 AM
MODIS measures chlorophyll fluorescence, which gives insight into the physiology of phytoplankton in the ocean. When phytoplankton are under stress, the rate at which the fluoresce can be decoupled from the rate of photosynthetic productivity.

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