GCOM-C/CHLA_NRT
- Optical data
Data of Chlorophyll-a concentration (physical quantity), calculated from information observed by the SGLI sensor onboard “Shikisai (GCOM-C)” developed by JAXA.
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| Satellite | GCOM-C |
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| Sensor | SGLI |
| Provider | JAXA/G-Portal |
| Satellite operational period | December 2017 ~ |
| Sensor overview *1 | - Resolution: 250 m - Observation swath: 1150 km * For more details, search on Tellus Satellite Data Traveler and see the scene details for each piece of data. https://suzaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GCOM_C/data/ATBD/ver2/V2ATBD_O3AB_Chla_Murakami.pdf |
| Wavelength of sensor *2 | Details of wavelengths observed by GCOM-C https://suzaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GCOM_C/instruments/product.html GCOM-C Product List https://suzaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GCOM_C/data/product_std.html * For more details, search on Tellus Satellite Data Traveler and see the scene details for each piece of data. |
| Reference | https://suzaku.eorc.jaxa.jp/GCOM_C/data/update/Algorithm_IWPR_en.html |
| Public availability status on Tellus (Period) | March 2022 ~ Update in progress |
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| Public availability status on Tellus (Region) | Japan Asia excluding Japan Oceania |
| Need to purchase | Can be used without purchase |
| Environment in which data can be accessed *3 | This can be used outside the Tellus environment |
| Data formatting | HDF5 |
| COG data availability | Yes |
| Notes | A near-real-time product (Level 2) that calculates the physical quantity of chlorophyll-a concentration (CHLA). Chlorophyll-a concentration (CHLA) is the near-surface concentration in water of the primary photosynthetic pigment of phytoplankton. |
| Examples/reference | |
| Terms of use | https://www.tellusxdp.com/traveler/dataset/5f59dbad-b89c-42e6-941a-64b2495dd27a/ |
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Reference for terms
- *1 Sensor overview
- The basics of satellite data — What it tells us, types, observation interval, resolution and use cases
- *2 Wavelength of sensor
- What is wavelength? Why satellites have capabilities to detect objects invisible to the human eye - Sorabatake
- *3 Environment in which data can be accessed
- Available only in Tellus: You can use data only in Tellus for either development or analysis environment.
Available from outside Tellus: You can use data in your own environment through downloading and/or API.