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OSU Chlorophyll Bloom Product, VIIRS Suomi-NPP, Northwest US, 2012-2015

Metadata Updated: June 10, 2023

This product was developed for the Oregon coast based on the observed change between running 8-day composite chlorophyll-a (CHL) data obtained by the VIIRS aboard the Suomi-NPP spacecraft. This product was optimized to detect bloom onset via satellite in the coastal waters of Oregon, a region typified by high frequency biological variance yet pervasive cloud cover (see McKibben et al. 2012, JGR-Oceans). The product is based on running relative differences between successive 8-day products. A current composite (an average of the previous 8 days) and a reference composite (an average of the 8-day period immediately preceding the current composite). The reference is differenced from the current, then the result is normalized to the reference. Resulting daily imagery highlights the geographic locations of greatest relative change observed between weekly average CHL, providing a way to track onset and advection of active blooms over time. Note the product is optimized to work best in the coastal waters of Oregon, although it is operational further offshore and to the north or south as satellite coverage permits (coverage is increasingly better to the south and worst further offshore and to the north of Oregon). The bloom product accessible from this page is based on the VIIRS CHL product and shows the percent relative change in CHL over time. THIS IS AN EXPERIMENTAL PRODUCT: intended strictly for scientific evaluation by professional marine scientists.

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License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Dates

Metadata Date September 4, 2022
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s) September 4, 2022 (creation)
Frequency Of Update

Metadata Source

Harvested from Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory

Additional Metadata

Resource Type Dataset
Metadata Date September 4, 2022
Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
Metadata Updated Date June 10, 2023
Reference Date(s) September 4, 2022 (creation)
Responsible Party Oregon State University (Point of Contact)
Contact Email
Guid osuBloomsViirsChla
Access Constraints
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Bbox North Lat 52.0
Bbox South Lat 34.0
Bbox West Long -134.0
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Frequency Of Update
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Harvest Source Id 817069b7-5f4e-4664-9e6b-615af3dfcf2d
Harvest Source Title Pacific Fisheries Environmental Laboratory
Licence
Lineage
Metadata Language eng
Metadata Type geospatial
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Progress
Spatial Data Service Type ERDDAP griddap
Spatial Reference System
Spatial Harvester True
Temporal Extent Begin 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z
Temporal Extent End 2015-12-28T00:00:00Z

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