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 data       graph  M    files  Chlorophyll, NOAA NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Global 4km, Level 3, 2017-present, Daily    ?   F   I   M   background RSS
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noaacwN20VIIRSchlaDaily

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type Variable Name Attribute Name Data Type Value
attribute NC_GLOBAL cdm_data_type String Grid
attribute NC_GLOBAL Conventions String CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_email String coastwatch.info at noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_name String NOAA/NESDIS/STAR
attribute NC_GLOBAL creator_url String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL date_created String 2024-03-27T23:43:32Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL Easternmost_Easting double 180.01874999999998
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_max double 89.75625000000001
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_min double -89.75625000000002
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_resolution double 0.03750000000000001
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lat_units String degrees_north
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_max double 180.01874999999998
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_min double -180.01875
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_resolution double 0.037500000000000006
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_lon_units String degrees_east
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_max double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_min double 0.0
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_positive String up
attribute NC_GLOBAL geospatial_vertical_units String m
attribute NC_GLOBAL identifier_product_doi_authority String https://dx.doi.org (external link)
attribute NC_GLOBAL infoUrl String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/cw/satellite-data-products/ocean-color/near-real-time/viirs-snpp.html
attribute NC_GLOBAL institution String NOAA NESDIS CoastWatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL instrument String VIIRS
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords String algorithm, altitude, chemistry, chlor_a, chlorophyll, color, concentration, data, default, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll, imager, imager/radiometer, imaging, infrared, L3, level, level-3, mass, mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water, n20, national, NOAA-20, ocean, ocean color, oceans, Oceans > Ocean Optics > Ocean Color, optics, orbiting, partnership, polar, polar-orbiting, radiometer, sea, seawater, star, suite, suite/N20, time, VIIRS, viirs, viirs-n, visible, water, ww00
attribute NC_GLOBAL keywords_vocabulary String GCMD Science Keywords
attribute NC_GLOBAL license String https://science.nasa.gov/earth-science/earth-science-data/data-information-policy/
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completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute NC_GLOBAL naming_authority String gov.noaa.coastwatch
attribute NC_GLOBAL Northernmost_Northing double 89.75625000000001
attribute NC_GLOBAL OBSERVED_PROPERTY String chlor_a
attribute NC_GLOBAL platform String NOAA-20
attribute NC_GLOBAL processing_level String L2
attribute NC_GLOBAL project String Ocean Color Science Team (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/OCST)
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_email String coastwatch.info@noaa.gov; ncei.info@noaa.gov
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_name String NOAA CoastWatch; National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
attribute NC_GLOBAL publisher_url String https://coastwatch.noaa.gov; https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/
attribute NC_GLOBAL source String NOAA-20_VIIRS_chlora
attribute NC_GLOBAL sourceUrl String (local files)
attribute NC_GLOBAL Southernmost_Northing double -89.75625000000002
attribute NC_GLOBAL standard_name_vocabulary String CF Standard Name Table v29
attribute NC_GLOBAL summary String Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite/Suomi-NPP (VIIRS) Level-3 (WW00), Near Real-Time, Chlorophyll, Global, Daily, processed by NOAA. EXPERIMENTAL.
attribute NC_GLOBAL testOutOfDate String now-2days
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_end String 2024-03-26T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL time_coverage_start String 2021-08-26T12:00:00Z
attribute NC_GLOBAL title String Chlorophyll, NOAA NOAA-20 VIIRS, Near Real-Time, Global 4km, Level 3, 2017-present, Daily
attribute NC_GLOBAL Westernmost_Easting double -180.01875
dimension time   double nValues=927, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 26m 26s
attribute time _CoordinateAxisType String Time
attribute time actual_range double 1.6299792E9, 1.7114544E9
attribute time axis String T
attribute time bounds String baseline_bounds
attribute time calendar String gregorian
attribute time ioos_category String Time
attribute time long_name String Time
attribute time standard_name String time
attribute time time_origin String 01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute time units String seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
dimension altitude   double nValues=1, onlyValue=0.0
attribute altitude _CoordinateAxisType String Height
attribute altitude _CoordinateZisPositive String up
attribute altitude actual_range double 0.0, 0.0
attribute altitude axis String Z
attribute altitude ioos_category String Location
attribute altitude long_name String Altitude
attribute altitude positive String up
attribute altitude standard_name String altitude
attribute altitude units String m
dimension latitude   double nValues=4788, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-0.03750000000000001
attribute latitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lat
attribute latitude actual_range double -89.75625000000002, 89.75625000000001
attribute latitude axis String Y
attribute latitude ioos_category String Location
attribute latitude long_name String Latitude
attribute latitude standard_name String latitude
attribute latitude units String degrees_north
dimension longitude   double nValues=9602, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.037500000000000006
attribute longitude _CoordinateAxisType String Lon
attribute longitude actual_range double -180.01875, 180.01874999999998
attribute longitude axis String X
attribute longitude ioos_category String Location
attribute longitude long_name String Longitude
attribute longitude standard_name String longitude
attribute longitude units String degrees_east
variable chlor_a   float time, altitude, latitude, longitude
attribute chlor_a _FillValue float NaN
attribute chlor_a colorBarMaximum double 30.0
attribute chlor_a colorBarMinimum double 0.03
attribute chlor_a colorBarScale String Log
attribute chlor_a grid_mapping String coord_ref
attribute chlor_a ioos_category String Ocean Color
attribute chlor_a long_name String Chlorophyll Concentration, OC3 Algorithm
attribute chlor_a missing_value float NaN
attribute chlor_a references String O and #39;Reilly J. E. et al. (1998), Ocean color chlorophyll algorithms for SeaWiFS, J. Geophys. Res., 103(C11), 2493724953
attribute chlor_a standard_name String mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water
attribute chlor_a units String mg m^-3
attribute chlor_a valid_max float 1000.0
attribute chlor_a valid_min float 0.001

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