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NOAA CoastWatch Chlorophyll Frontal Product from MODIS/Aqua from 2014-08-28 to 2022-10-31

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This collection includes MODIS/Aqua chlorophyll frontal data products. The NOAA Okeanos operational production system produces near real-time chlorophyll frontal products (magnitude and direction), using data from MODIS/Aqua L2 chlorophyll products that are generated in the Okeanos system using the NASA L2gen ocean color algorithm. The chlorophyll frontal products are calculated using the BOA-SNRA algorithm, a combination of the Belkin-O'Reilly Algorithm (BOA) for front detection (Belkin and O'Reilly, 2009), and the Stripe Noise Reduction Algorithm (SNRA) (Belkin et al, 2013). The BOA-SNRA code is included in the CoastWatch ocean color products processing software that was written by the NOAA CoastWatch team. Maps of oceanic chlorophyll fronts can be directly used in marine fisheries, marine conservation, environment protection, and other applications and operations.
  • Cite as: OSPO Ocean Color Team (2020). NOAA CoastWatch Chlorophyll Frontal Product from MODIS/Aqua from 2014-08-28 to 2022-10-31. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CoastWatch-OC-Frontal. Accessed [date].
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Distributor NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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Time Period 2015-08-01 to 2022-10-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -180
East: -60
South: 8
North: 64
Spatial Coverage Map
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Associated Resources
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-04-23
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose An analysis of horizontal gradients in satellite ocean color data from the MODIS/Aqua data stream provides information on frontal boundaries important to marine ecosystems. This information can be used by marine scientists to better manage marine resources. For example, the interannual variability in the strength and location of ocean fronts affects a number of key living marine resources, such as Northern Shrimp, Atlantic herring and marine mammals.
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  • accessLevel: Public
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: OSPO Ocean Color Team (2020). NOAA CoastWatch Chlorophyll Frontal Product from MODIS/Aqua from 2014-08-28 to 2022-10-31. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CoastWatch-OC-Frontal. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
  • satelliteObservation
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Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
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Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Data Resolution keywords Spatial Resolution
  • 0.1º
  • 1.1 km
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Use Constraints
  • Cite as: OSPO Ocean Color Team (2020). NOAA CoastWatch Chlorophyll Frontal Product from MODIS/Aqua from 2014-08-28 to 2022-10-31. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/CoastWatch-OC-Frontal. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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Lineage information for: dataset
Processor
  • NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO/Satellite Products Branch
Source Datasets
  • MODIS/Aqua L1B files
    • Description of Source: MODIS/Aqua L1B files are received as individual 5-minute granules and processed to MODL2 which is further used to process chlorophyll frontal products using the Belkin-O’Reilly algorithm in the CoastWatch Okeanos automated processing system.
    • Temporal extent used: 2012-10 to present
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Processing Steps
  • 2020-04-23T20:39:20Z - NCEI Accession 0110333 v1.1 was published.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • MODIS
Platform
  • Aqua
Last Modified: 2024-01-29T12:46:46Z
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