OrbView-2 SeaWiFS Global Area Coverage (GAC) Data, version 1

Description

The SeaWiFS instrument was launched by Orbital Sciences Corporation on the OrbView-2 (a.k.a. SeaStar) satellite in August 1997, and collected data from September 1997 until the end of mission in December 2010. SeaWiFS had 8 spectral bands from 412 to 865 nm. It collected global data at 4 km resolution, and local data (limited onboard storage and direct broadcast) at 1 km. The mission and sensor were optimized for ocean color measurements, with a local noon (descending) equator crossing time orbit, fore-and-aft tilt capability, full dynamic range, and low polarization sensitivity.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
21 NASA Ocean Color Web - Data Distribution Site https://oceandata.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/directdataaccess/Level-1A/SeaWiFS/
21 NASA Ocean Color Web - Algorithm Description Documentation https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/atbd/
21 NASA Ocean Color Web - Processing History https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/reprocessing/
21 NASA Ocean Color Web - Data Citation Policy https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/citations/
21 SeaWiFS L1 Global Area Coverage (GAC) Dataset Landing Page https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/10.5067/ORBVIEW-2/SeaWiFS/L1/GAC/1
21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.5067%2FORBVIEW-2%2FSeaWiFS%2FL1%2FGAC%2F1

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  • oceans
  • ocean-optics
  • earth-science

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