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| 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:
| 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 |
| 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 |
| PRODUCT NAME | DESCRIPTION | UNITS |
| rhos_nnn | Surface reflectance | |
| ndvi | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
| PRODUCT NAME | DESCRIPTION | UNITS |
| Lt_nnn | Calibrated TOA radiance | mw/cm^2/um/sr |
| rhot_nnn | Top of atmosphere reflectance |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
Privacy Policy and Important Notices
Updated: 10 November 2008