NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations

MODIS / Aqua NIR-SWIR Ocean Color Products

The MODIS/Aqua NIR-SWIR ocean color products are derived by using the shortwave infrared (SWIR)-based atmospheric correction algorithm developed by the NOAA/NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR). The products include chlorophyll concentration, remote sensing reflectance at 667 nm, water attenuation coefficient at 490 nm over 12 CoastWatch Regions-of-Interest, i.e., Northeast (NE), Southeast (SE), Gulf of Mexico (GOM), Caribbean (CB), West Coast (WC), Alaska (AK), East Tropical Pacific (EP), Equatorial Atlantic (EA), Great Lakes (GL), Hawaii (HI), North Atlantic (NA), and Pacific Basin (PB).

Chlorophyll concentration provides an estimate of the live phytoplankton biomass in the surface layer. It is also referred to as the amount of the green pigment chlorophyll. The chlorophyll anomaly is generated when today's chlorophyll concentration data is compared to the bi-monthly mean. A positive anomaly indicates new algal growth. Bi-monthly mean values are averages calculated over 61 days.

Daily Mean (w/Granules)  |  Anomaly  |  Bimonthly Mean

Chlorophyll Concentration (Chl-a): Anomaly
Region
12/26/2022
12/25/2022
12/24/2022
Northeast (NE)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2
  
Southeast (SE)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
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Gulf of Mexico (GM) Albers Projection
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
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Gulf of Mexico (GM) Mercator Projection
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2
  
Carribbean (CB)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2
  
West Coast (WC)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
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Alaska (AK)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
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East Tropical Pacific (EP)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
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Equatorial Atlantic (EA)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
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Great Lakes (GL)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2
  
Hawaii (HI)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2
  
North Atlantic (NA)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2
  
Pacific Basin (PB)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2
  
Chesapeake Bay (CY)
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 0
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 1
  
PdailyModisAquaSwirNirChlAAnom Day 2