MODIS Derived Chlorophyll a dataset: Seasonal Variations

• Other Authors: Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) (pointOfContact), Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia) (author)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: Australian Ocean Data Network
• Subjects: oceans; chlorophyll; MODIS; Earth Sciences; National Environmental Science Program; Marine Biodiversity Hub; Published_External; Austral; Southern Ocean
• Online Access: https://researchdata.ands.org.au/modis-derived-chlorophyll-seasonal-variations/1426004

The dataset measures the long-term seasonal variations of the chlorophyll a concentrations of ocean surface waters. They are derived from MODIS (aqua) images using NASA's SeaDAS image processing software. The monthly chlorophyll a images between July 2002 and December 2017 are used to calculate the standard deviations of the four austral seasons: winter (June, July, and August), spring (September, October and November), summer (December, January and February) and autumn (March, April and May). The extent of the dataset covers the entire Australian EEZ and surrounding waters (including the southern ocean). The unit of the dataset is mg/m3. This research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub through Project D1.