MSL12 Output Products

Band number	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
SeaWiFS Wavelength(nm)	412	443	490	510	555	670	765	865
CZCS Wavelength(nm)	443	520	550	670	750
OCTS Wavelength(nm)	412	443	490	520	565	670	765	865
MOS Wavelength(nm)	408	443	485	520	570	685	750	870
MODIS Wavelength(nm)	412	443	488	531	551	667	678	748	869
Polder Wavelength(nm)	443	490	565	670	765	865
OSMI Wavelength(nm)	443	490	565	670	765	865

Below is the list of ALL possible output products from MSL12, where nnn denotes the band numbers listed above:

The PRODUCT NAMEs listed below in Green are Standard Operational Products. These are the products that are routinely & automatically produced in our system and are made available in some form from our web sites.

The PRODUCT NAMEs listed below in Orange are Evaluation Products.

Ocean Bio-Optical Products:

PRODUCT NAME	DESCRIPTION	MSL12 VERSION ADDED:	UNITS
Lw_nnn	Water-leaving radiance		mw/cm^2/um/sr
nLw_nnn	Normalized water-leaving radiance		mw/cm^2/um/sr
Rrs_nnn	Remote sensing reflectance	2.2.30
K_490	Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm
Kd_nnn_lee	Spectral Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient (Kd) algorithm	5.1.2
chlor_a	Chlorophyll-a concentration, sensor default algorithm		mg/m^3
chl_oc2	Chlorophyll-a concentration, OC2 algorithm		mg/m^3
chl_oc3	Chlorophyll-a concentration, OC3 algorithm		mg/m^3
chl_oc4	Chlorophyll-a concentration, OC4 algorithm	2.0.10	mg/m^3
chl_octsc	Chlorophyll-a concentration, OCTS-C algorithm		mg/m^3
chl_ndpi	Chlorophyll-a concentration, Normalized Difference Pigment Index algorithm		mg/m^3
chl_carder	Chlorophyll-a concentration, Carder bio-optical model	4.0.3	mg/m^3
chl_clark	Chlorophyll-a concentration, Clark algorithm		mg/m^3
chl_gsm01	Chlorophyll-a concentration, Garver-Siegel-Maritorena-2001 bio-optical model	4.0.4	mg/m^3
poc_clark	Particular Organic Carbon (D.Clark)		mg/m^3
tsm_clark	Total suspended matter(D.Clark)
a_nnn_gsm01	Garver-Siegel-Maritorena-2001 total absorption at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.4
bb_nnn_gsm01	Garver-Siegel-Maritorena-2001 total backscatter at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.4
bbp_nnn_gsm01	Garver-Siegel-Maritorena-2001 particulate backscatter at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.4
aph_nnn_gsm01	Garver-Siegel-Maritorena-2001 absorption due to phytoplankton at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.4
adg_nnn_gsm01	Garver-Siegel-Maritorena-2001 absorption due to gelbstof and detrital material at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.4
a_nnn_qaa	QAA (Quasi-Analytical Algorithm) model (Z.P.Lee) total absorption at sensor wavelength nnn	5.1.2
bb_nnn_qaa	QAA (Quasi-Analytical Algorithm) model (Z.P.Lee) total backscatter at sensor wavelength nnn	5.1.2
bbp_nnn_qaa	QAA (Quasi-Analytical Algorithm) model (Z.P.Lee) particulate backscatter at sensor wavelength nnn	5.1.2
aph_nnn_qaa	QAA (Quasi-Analytical Algorithm) model (Z.P.Lee) absorption due to phytoplankton at sensor wavelength nnn	5.1.2
adg_nnn_qaa	QAA (Quasi-Analytical Algorithm) model (Z.P.Lee) absorption due to gelbstof and detrital material at sensor wavelength nnn	5.1.2
a_nnn_carder	Carder total absorption at sensor wavelength nnn	3.0.3
bb_nnn_carder	Carder total backscatter at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.3
bbp_nnn_carder	Carder particulate backscatter at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.3
aph_nnn_carder	Carder absorption due to phytoplankton at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.3
adg_nnn_carder	Carder absorption due to gelbstof and detrital material at sensor wavelength nnn	4.0.3
flags_carder	Carder model flags	4.0.3
calcite	Calcite concentration (merged 2-band & 3-band of Gordon and Balch)	2.2.30	moles/m^3
calcite_2b	Calcite concentration, 2-band algorithm (Gordon and Balch)		moles/m^3
calcite_3b	Calcite concentration, 3-band algorithm (Gordon and Balch)		moles/m^3
flh	Fluorescence line height
cfe	Chlorophyll fluorescence efficiency
par	Photosynthetically active radiation		E/m^2/day
ipar	Instantaneous photosynthetically available radiation
arp	Instantaneous absorbed radiation by phytoplankton
l2_flags	Level 2 processing flags

Ocean Temperature Products:

PRODUCT NAME	DESCRIPTION	MSL12 VERSION ADDED:	UNITS
sst	Sea Surface Temperature using 11-12um Channels		degC
sst4	Sea Surface Temperature using 4um Channels		degC
qual_sst	Quality Levels for sst
qual_sst4	Quality Levels for sst4
bias_sst	Bias error for sst		degC
bias_sst4	Bias error for sst4		degC
stdv_sst	Standard deviation error for sst		degC
stdv_sst4	Standard deviation error for sst4		degC
BT_11	Brightness Temperature at 11 um		degrees C
BT_12	Brightness Temperature at 12 um		degrees C
BT_39	Brightness Temperature at 3.9 um		degrees C
BT_40	Brightness Temperature at 4.0 um		degrees C

Land Products:

PRODUCT NAME	DESCRIPTION	UNITS
rhos_nnn	Surface reflectance
ndvi	Normalized Difference Vegetation Index

Observed Radiances and Reflectances:

PRODUCT NAME	DESCRIPTION	UNITS
Lt_nnn	Calibrated TOA radiance	mw/cm^2/um/sr
rhot_nnn	Top of atmosphere reflectance

Atmospheric Correction and Other Intermediate Products:

PRODUCT NAME	DESCRIPTION	UNITS
Es_nnn	Extraterrestrial solar irradiance	mw/cm^2/um
t_sol_nnn	diffuse transmittance, Sun to ground
t_sen_nnn	diffuse transmittance, ground to sensor
t_oz_sol_nnn	Ozone transmittance, sun to ground
t_oz_sen_nnn	Ozone transmittance, ground to sensor
t_o2_nnn	Total oxygen transmittance
glint_coeff	Glint radiance normalized by solar irradiance (ocean only)
aerindex	Aerosol index (for identification of absorbing aerosols) (ocean only)
cloud_albedo	Reflectance used for cloud/ice thresholding (historical name)
aer_model	aerosol model #
aer_model_min	Minimum bounding aerosol model # (ocean only)
aer_model_max	Maximum bounding aerosol model # (ocean only)
aer_model_ratio	Model mixing ratio (ocean only)
aer_num_iter	Number of aerosol iterations, NIR correction (ocean only)
epsilon	Retrieved epsilon used for model selection at 765 and 865 nm (used for calibration - float format - ocean only)
eps_78	Retrieved epsilon used for model selection at 765 and 865 nm (Alternate name for epsilon) (scaled to byte)
angstrom_nnn	Aerosol angstrom coefficient
taua_nnn	Aerosol optical depth
Lr_nnn	Rayleigh radiance	mw/cm^2/um/sr
La_nnn	Aerosol radiance (ocean only)	mw/cm^2/um/sr
TLg_nnn	Top-of-atmosphere(TOA) glint radiance (ocean only)	mw/cm^2/um/sr
tLf_nnn	Foam (white-cap) radiance (ocean only)	mw/cm^2/um/sr
brdf_nnn	Bi-directional reflectance correction factor (Morel, et al.) (ocean only)
fsol	Solar distance correction factor per scan

Input Ancillary Products:

PRODUCT NAME	DESCRIPTION	UNITS
ozone	Ozone concentration (from input ancillary data)
windspeed	Magnitude of wind (m/s)
windangle	Wind direction (deg) N=0, E=90
zwind	Zonal wind speed (m/s)
mwind	Meridional wind speed (m/s)
water_vapor	Precipitable water concentration	g/cm^2
pressure	Barometric Pressure	mb
humidity	Relative Humidity	%
sstref	Sea Surface Temperature (interpolated from climatology to pixel location)	deg C

Geometry:

PRODUCT NAME	DESCRIPTION	UNITS
solz	Solar zenith angle	deg
sola	Solar azimuth angle	deg
senz	Sensor zenith angle	deg
sena	Sensor azimuth angle	deg
height	Terrain height	m

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