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| Grid DAP Data | Sub- set | Table DAP Data | Make A Graph | W M S | Source Data Files | Title | Sum- mary | FGDC, ISO, Metadata | Back- ground Info | RSS | Institution | Dataset ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| data | graph | M | files | Chlorophyll, Copernicus S-3B OLCI, Near Real-Time, Sector ZX 750m, Level 3, 2020-present, Daily | 
| F I M | background | 
| Copernicus Program | noaacwS3BOLCIchlaSectorZXDaily |
| 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_type | String | institution |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_orbit_type | String | descending |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_pass_type | String | day |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_processing_version | String | NRT S3B_OL_2_WFR |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_projection | String | Geographic |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_satellite | String | Sentinel-3B |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_sensor | String | OLCI |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_station_code | String | MAR |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_station_name | String | European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | cw_swath_sync_lines | int | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | date_created | String | 2021-02-17T07:18:36Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Easternmost_Easting | double | 180.03375000000003 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_max | double | 0.10874999999999502 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_min | double | -44.883750000000006 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_resolution | double | 0.0075 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lat_units | String | degrees_north |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_max | double | 180.03375000000003 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_min | double | 119.96625000000003 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | geospatial_lon_resolution | double | 0.0075 |
| 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 | history | String | [Sentinel-SAFE] S3B_OL_2_WFR____20211025T000220_20211025T000520_20211025T014331_0179_058_244_3780_MAR_O_NR_003.SEN3.tar size=143841280 NRT S3B_OL_2_WFR /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps/aps/share/coastwatch/bin/netcdf_cf_ingest /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/geo_coordinates.nc /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=mg m^-3 --expr=chlor_a=10^CHL_OC4ME /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=m^-1 --expr=Kd_490=10^KD490_M07 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=g m^-3 --expr=tsm_nn=10^TSM_NN /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template Rrs_709 --expr nflh=(-0.371429*140.540300*Rrs_709)+(-0.628571*153.081800*Rrs_665)+(1.000000*147.023000*Rrs_681) --longname Normalized Fluorescence Line Height --units mW cm^-2 um^-1 --scale 0.00001/0.0 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwregister2 -M South250PD3045Geographic.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwgraphics OLCVCW.J2021298.000220.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template graphics --expr commonmask=(((and(wqsf0,25169922)==2)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))||((and(wqsf0,25169960)==32)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))) /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/browse/lvl3/olci/coastwatch/hdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_000220_PD00_closest_masked.hdf [Sentinel-SAFE] S3B_OL_2_WFR____20211025T013719_20211025T014019_20211025T032551_0179_058_245_3420_MAR_O_NR_003.SEN3.tar size=196966400 NRT S3B_OL_2_WFR /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps/aps/share/coastwatch/bin/netcdf_cf_ingest /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/geo_coordinates.nc /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=mg m^-3 --expr=chlor_a=10^CHL_OC4ME /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=m^-1 --expr=Kd_490=10^KD490_M07 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=g m^-3 --expr=tsm_nn=10^TSM_NN /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template Rrs_709 --expr nflh=(-0.371429*140.540300*Rrs_709)+(-0.628571*153.081800*Rrs_665)+(1.000000*147.023000*Rrs_681) --longname Normalized Fluorescence Line Height --units mW cm^-2 um^-1 --scale 0.00001/0.0 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwregister2 -M South250PD3045Geographic.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwgraphics OLCVCW.J2021298.013719.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template graphics --expr commonmask=(((and(wqsf0,25169922)==2)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))||((and(wqsf0,25169960)==32)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))) /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_q/browse/lvl3/olci/coastwatch/hdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_013719_PD00_closest_masked.hdf [Sentinel-SAFE] S3B_OL_2_WFR____20211025T014019_20211025T014319_20211025T033306_0179_058_245_3600_MAR_O_NR_003.SEN3.tar size=509880320 NRT S3B_OL_2_WFR /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps/aps/share/coastwatch/bin/netcdf_cf_ingest /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/geo_coordinates.nc /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=mg m^-3 --expr=chlor_a=10^CHL_OC4ME /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=m^-1 --expr=Kd_490=10^KD490_M07 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=g m^-3 --expr=tsm_nn=10^TSM_NN /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template Rrs_709 --expr nflh=(-0.371429*140.540300*Rrs_709)+(-0.628571*153.081800*Rrs_665)+(1.000000*147.023000*Rrs_681) --longname Normalized Fluorescence Line Height --units mW cm^-2 um^-1 --scale 0.00001/0.0 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwregister2 -M South250PD3045Geographic.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwgraphics OLCVCW.J2021298.014019.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template graphics --expr commonmask=(((and(wqsf0,25169922)==2)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))||((and(wqsf0,25169960)==32)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))) /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_o/browse/lvl3/olci/coastwatch/hdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_014019_PD00_closest_masked.hdf [Sentinel-SAFE] S3B_OL_2_WFR____20211025T233309_20211025T233609_20211026T013008_0179_058_258_3600_MAR_O_NR_003.SEN3.tar size=323072000 NRT S3B_OL_2_WFR /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps/aps/share/coastwatch/bin/netcdf_cf_ingest /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/geo_coordinates.nc /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=mg m^-3 --expr=chlor_a=10^CHL_OC4ME /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=m^-1 --expr=Kd_490=10^KD490_M07 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=g m^-3 --expr=tsm_nn=10^TSM_NN /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template Rrs_709 --expr nflh=(-0.371429*140.540300*Rrs_709)+(-0.628571*153.081800*Rrs_665)+(1.000000*147.023000*Rrs_681) --longname Normalized Fluorescence Line Height --units mW cm^-2 um^-1 --scale 0.00001/0.0 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwregister2 -M South250PD3045Geographic.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwgraphics OLCVCW.J2021298.233309.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template graphics --expr commonmask=(((and(wqsf0,25169922)==2)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))||((and(wqsf0,25169960)==32)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))) /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_x/browse/lvl3/olci/coastwatch/hdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_233309_PD00_closest_masked.hdf [Sentinel-SAFE] S3B_OL_2_WFR____20211025T233609_20211025T233909_20211026T011906_0180_058_258_3780_MAR_O_NR_003.SEN3.tar size=103710720 NRT S3B_OL_2_WFR /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps/aps/share/coastwatch/bin/netcdf_cf_ingest /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/geo_coordinates.nc /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=mg m^-3 --expr=chlor_a=10^CHL_OC4ME /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=m^-1 --expr=Kd_490=10^KD490_M07 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated -s float --units=g m^-3 --expr=tsm_nn=10^TSM_NN /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/XFORM.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template Rrs_709 --expr nflh=(-0.371429*140.540300*Rrs_709)+(-0.628571*153.081800*Rrs_665)+(1.000000*147.023000*Rrs_681) --longname Normalized Fluorescence Line Height --units mW cm^-2 um^-1 --scale 0.00001/0.0 /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/aps/work/OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwregister2 -M South250PD3045Geographic.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.hdf OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwgraphics OLCVCW.J2021298.233609.PD00.closest.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwmath --parser emulated --template graphics --expr commonmask=(((and(wqsf0,25169922)==2)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))||((and(wqsf0,25169960)==32)&&(and(wqsf1,4)==0))) /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_s/browse/lvl3/olci/coastwatch/hdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_233609_PD00_closest_masked.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwcomposite --pedantic --method explicit --inputs - --match ^(longitude|latitude|chlor_a)$ /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_C5_000220_013719_014019_233309_233609_PD00_closest_chlora.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwgraphics /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/hdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_C5_000220_013719_014019_233309_233609_PD00_closest_chlora.hdf [cwutils 3.6.1.240 20210311_234946] cwimport --match=^graphics$ --copy /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps/aps/share/coastwatch/icons/South750ZX0045Geographic.hdf /home/pub/svc_cwatch/aps/aps_z/browse/lvl4/modis/coastwatch/maskhdf/OLCVCW_J2021298_J2021298_F1_ZX00_closest_chlora.hdf |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | id | String | noaacwS3BOLCIchlaSectorZXDaily |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | infoUrl | String | https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/cw/satellite-data-products/ocean-color/near-real-time/olci-sentinel3-global.html |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | institution | String | Copernicus Program |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | instrument | String | OLCI |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords | String | altitude, baseline, chemistry, chlor, chlor_a, chlora, chlorophyll, color, cols, concentration, concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water, copernicus, data, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll, geometric, mean, ocean, ocean color, oceans, olci, program, rows, science, sea, seawater, sentinel, sentinel-3a, time_baseline, water |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | keywords_vocabulary | String | GCMD Science Keywords |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | license | String | Data courtesy of Copernicus Program. Any use of this data must include the statement: Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | naming_authority | String | gov.noaa.coastwatch |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Northernmost_Northing | double | 0.10874999999999502 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | OBSERVED_PROPERTY | String | chlor_a |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | platform | String | Sentinel-3B |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | source | String | Sentinel-3B_OLCI_chlora |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | sourceUrl | String | (local files) |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Southernmost_Northing | double | -44.883750000000006 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | standard_name_vocabulary | String | CF Standard Name Table v29 |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | summary | String | Geometric Mean Baseline of chlora from Sentinel-3B OLCI, data courtesy of Copernicus Program, mapping matches NOAA CoastWatch VIIRS Sectors |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | testOutOfDate | String | now-2days |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_end | String | 2021-10-25T12:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | time_coverage_start | String | 2020-10-21T12:00:00Z |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | title | String | Chlorophyll, Copernicus S-3B OLCI, Near Real-Time, Sector ZX 750m, Level 3, 2020-present, Daily |
| attribute | NC_GLOBAL | Westernmost_Easting | double | 119.96625000000003 |
| dimension | time | double | nValues=367, evenlySpaced=false, averageSpacing=1 day 0h 11m 48s | |
| attribute | time | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Time |
| attribute | time | actual_range | double | 1.6032816E9, 1.6351632E9 |
| attribute | time | axis | String | T |
| attribute | time | calendar | String | gregorian |
| attribute | time | ioos_category | String | Time |
| attribute | time | long_name | String | Centered Time |
| attribute | time | source_name | String | time_baseline |
| 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=6000, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=-0.0075 | |
| attribute | latitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lat |
| attribute | latitude | actual_range | double | -44.883750000000006, 0.10874999999999502 |
| attribute | latitude | axis | String | Y |
| attribute | latitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | latitude | long_name | String | Latitude |
| attribute | latitude | source_name | String | rows |
| attribute | latitude | standard_name | String | latitude |
| attribute | latitude | units | String | degrees_north |
| dimension | longitude | double | nValues=8010, evenlySpaced=true, averageSpacing=0.0075 | |
| attribute | longitude | _CoordinateAxisType | String | Lon |
| attribute | longitude | actual_range | double | 119.96625000000003, 180.03375000000003 |
| attribute | longitude | axis | String | X |
| attribute | longitude | ioos_category | String | Location |
| attribute | longitude | long_name | String | Longitude |
| attribute | longitude | source_name | String | cols |
| 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 | coverage_content_type | String | physical_measurement |
| attribute | chlor_a | cw_atmospheric_correction | String | ESA MERIS (1999) Atmospheric Correction |
| attribute | chlor_a | cw_fraction_digits | int | 6 |
| attribute | chlor_a | cw_processing_algorithm | String | OC4Me Algorithm |
| attribute | chlor_a | cw_product_status | String | Experimental |
| attribute | chlor_a | grid_mapping | String | coord_ref |
| attribute | chlor_a | ioos_category | String | Ocean Color |
| attribute | chlor_a | long_name | String | Chlor A |
| attribute | chlor_a | missing_value | float | NaN |
| attribute | chlor_a | standard_name | String | concentration_of_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| attribute | chlor_a | units | String | mg m^-3 |
The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.