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ADEOS OCTS GAC Level 3 Binned Map Monthly Ocean Color Product (OCK)

Entry ID: ADEOS_OCTS_GAC_L3BM_Monthly_OCK

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Summary

Abstract: L3BM, Level 3 binned map product is a byte-valued 4096 x 2048 array of an equal area rectangular projection of the globe. Storing supplemental information such as 3 kinds of bin information, physical quantity of ocean color (OCK), scene information and others, the data is monthly integrated. OCK : Ocean color(Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490nm(K490)) GAC : Global Area Coverage, data are divided into tilt segment

Related URL

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Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: JAXA

Dataset Title: ADEOS OCTS GAC Level 3 Binned Map Monthly Ocean Color Product (OCK)

Dataset Release Date: 1996-08-17

Version: Latest Version

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1996-08-17

Stop Date: 1997-06-30

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters

Science Keywords

OCEANS > OCEAN OPTICS > EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

OCEANS

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Platform

ADEOS-I > Advanced Earth Observing Satellite-I

Instrument

OCTS > Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner

Ancillary Keywords

EOC

NASDA

Originating Center

JAXA

Data Center

Earth Observation Center, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Japan

Data Center URL: http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: JAXA EOC USER SERVICES Phone: +81-49-298-1262 Fax: N/A Email: orderdesk at eoc.jaxa.jp Contact Address: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Earth Observation Center City: 1401 NUMANOUE OHASHI HATOYAMA-MACHI Province or State: HIKI-GUN SAITAMA-KEN Postal Code: 350-0302 Country: JAPAN

Distribution

Distribution Media: DVD-R

Distribution Media: Online Download

Publications/References

Massimo Bollasina, Yi Ming and V. Ramaswamy (2011), Anthropogenic Aerosols and the Weakening of the South Asian Summer Monsoon, 334, 6055, 502-505, Science, doi:DOI:10.1126/science.1204994, http://www.sciencemag.org/content/334/6055/502

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2012-02-06

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-06

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