Dataset: ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (Ocean_Colour_cci): Global attenuation coefficient for downwelling irradiance (Kd490) gridded on a sinusoidal projection, Version 5.0#

Dataset identifier: esacci.OC.day.L3S.K_490.multi-sensor.multi-platform.MERGED.5-0.sinusoidal
Data store: cciodp

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cciodp_store = new_data_store('cciodp')
ds = cciodp_store.open_data('esacci.OC.day.L3S.K_490.multi-sensor.multi-platform.MERGED.5-0.sinusoidal')

Bounding box map#

Bounding box map
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Basic information#

Parameter Value
Bounding box longitude (°) -180.0 to 180.0
Bounding box latitude (°) -90.0 to 90.0
Time range 1997-09-04 to 2020-12-31
Time period 1D

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Variable list#

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Variable Long name Units
MERIS_nobs Count of the number of observations from the MERIS sensor contributing to this bin cell [none]
MODISA_nobs Count of the number of observations from the MODIS (Aqua) sensor contributing to this bin cell [none]
OLCI_nobs Count of the number of observations from the OLCI sensor contributing to this bin cell [none]
SeaWiFS_nobs Count of the number of observations from the SeaWiFS (GAC and LAC) sensor contributing to this bin cell [none]
VIIRS_nobs Count of the number of observations from the VIIRS sensor contributing to this bin cell [none]
kd_490 Downwelling attenuation coefficient at 490nm, derived using Lee 2005 equation and bbw from Zhang 2009 (following the SeaDAS Kd_lee algorithm) m-1
kd_490_bias Bias of downwelling attenuation coefficient at 490 nm derived using Lee 2005 equation and bbw from Zhang 2009 m-1
kd_490_rmsd Root-mean-square-difference of downwelling attenuation coefficient at 490 nm derived using Lee 2005 equation and bbw from Zhang 2009 m-1
total_nobs Count of the total number of observations contributing to this bin cell [none]

Full variable metadata#

MERIS_nobs#

Field Value
long_name Count of the number of observations from the MERIS sensor contributing to this bin cell
coordinates lat lon
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 0.0
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

MODISA_nobs#

Field Value
long_name Count of the number of observations from the MODIS (Aqua) sensor contributing to this bin cell
coordinates lat lon
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 0.0
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

OLCI_nobs#

Field Value
long_name Count of the number of observations from the OLCI sensor contributing to this bin cell
coordinates lat lon
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 0.0
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

SeaWiFS_nobs#

Field Value
long_name Count of the number of observations from the SeaWiFS (GAC and LAC) sensor contributing to this bin cell
coordinates lat lon
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 0.0
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

VIIRS_nobs#

Field Value
long_name Count of the number of observations from the VIIRS sensor contributing to this bin cell
coordinates lat lon
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 0.0
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

crs#

Field Value
number_of_latitude_rows 4320
total_number_of_bins 23761676
grid_mapping_name 1D binned sinusoidal
orig_data_type int32
fill_value 9223372036854775807
size 8493
shape 8493
chunk_sizes 1
file_chunk_sizes 1
data_type int64
dimensions time
file_dimensions time

kd_490#

Field Value
ancillary_variables kd_490_rmsd kd_490_bias
coordinates lat lon
grid_mapping crs
long_name Downwelling attenuation coefficient at 490nm, derived using Lee 2005 equation and bbw from Zhang 2009 (following the SeaDAS Kd_lee algorithm)
parameter_vocab_uri http://vocab.ndg.nerc.ac.uk/term/P071/19/CFSN0064
standard_name volume_attenuation_coefficient_of_downwelling_radiative_flux_in_sea_water
units m-1
units_nonstandard m^-1
wavelength 490
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 9.96921e+36
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

kd_490_bias#

Field Value
comment Uncertainty lookups derived from file: /data/datasets/CCI/v5.0-production/stage09b-uncertainty_tables/kd/cci_kd_bias.dat
coordinates lat lon
grid_mapping crs
long_name Bias of downwelling attenuation coefficient at 490 nm derived using Lee 2005 equation and bbw from Zhang 2009
ref http://www.esa-oceancolour-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/581
rel uncertainty
units m-1
units_nonstandard m^-1
wavelength 490
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 9.96921e+36
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

kd_490_rmsd#

Field Value
comment Uncertainty lookups derived from file: /data/datasets/CCI/v5.0-production/stage09b-uncertainty_tables/kd/cci_kd_rmsd.dat
coordinates lat lon
grid_mapping crs
long_name Root-mean-square-difference of downwelling attenuation coefficient at 490 nm derived using Lee 2005 equation and bbw from Zhang 2009
ref http://www.esa-oceancolour-cci.org/?q=webfm_send/581
rel uncertainty
units m-1
units_nonstandard m^-1
wavelength 490
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 9.96921e+36
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

total_nobs#

Field Value
coordinates lat lon
long_name Count of the total number of observations contributing to this bin cell
orig_data_type float32
fill_value 0.0
size 201807914268
shape 8493, 23761676
chunk_sizes 1, 72900
file_chunk_sizes 1, 72900
data_type float32
dimensions time, bin_index
file_dimensions time, bin_index

Full dataset metadata#

Field Value
comment See summary attribute
processing_level L3S
product_version 5-0
project Climate Change Initiative - European Space Agency
references http://www.esa-oceancolour-cci.org/
source NASA SeaWiFS L1A and L2 R2018.0 LAC and GAC, MODIS-Aqua L1A and L2 R2018.0, MERIS L1B 3rd reprocessing inc OCL corrections, NASA VIIRS L1A and L2 R2018.0, OLCI L1B
title ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (Ocean_Colour_cci): Global attenuation coefficient for downwelling irradiance (Kd490) gridded on a sinusoidal projection, Version 5.0
history Source data were: NASA OBPG SeaWiFS level1 R2018.0 LAC and GAC [A/C via l2gen], NASA OBPG VIIRS L1 R2018.0 [A/C via polymer], NASA OBPG MODIS Aqua L1 R2018.0 (A/C via polymer), ESA MERIS L1B (3rd reprocessing inc OCL correction) [Polymer v4.12] and OLCI L1B [Polymer v4.12]; Derived products were mainly produced with functions validated from the current NASA SeaDAS release and some custom implementations. Uncertainty generation determined by the fuzzy classifier scheme of Tim Moore (2009) as updated by Jackson et al. (2017) and Jackson et al. (in prep). 1604064929 Subsetted from standardised_sine/ESACCI-OC-L3S-OC_PRODUCTS-MERGED-1D_DAILY_4km_SIN_PML_OCx_QAA-19970909-fv5.0.nc to only include variables MERIS_nobs,MODISA_nobs,OLCI_nobs,SeaWiFS_nobs,VIIRS_nobs,crs,kd_490,kd_490_bias,kd_490_rmsd,lat,lon,time,total_nobs
ecv OC
institute Plymouth Marine Laboratory
product_string MERGED
data_type K_490
abstract The ESA Ocean Colour CCI project has produced global, level 3, binned multi-sensor time-series of satellite ocean-colour data with a particular focus for use in climate studies. This dataset contains the Version 5.0 Kd490 attenuation coefficient (m-1) for downwelling irradiance product on a sinusoidal projection at approximately 4 km spatial resolution and at a number of time resolutions (daily, 5-day, 8-day and monthly composites) covering the period 1997 - 2020. It is computed from the Ocean Colour CCI Version 5.0 inherent optical properties dataset at 490 nm and the solar zenith angle. Note, these data are also contained within the 'All Products' dataset. This data product is on a sinusoidal equal-area grid projection, matching the NASA standard level 3 binned projection. The default number of latitude rows is 4320, which results in a vertical bin cell size of approximately 4 km. The number of longitude columns varies according to the latitude, which permits the equal area property. Unlike the NASA format, where the bin cells that do not contain any data are omitted, the CCI format retains all cells and simply marks empty cells with a NetCDF fill value. (A separate dataset is also available for data on a geographic projection).
publication_date 2021-05-12T13:11:52
uuid e2c223cdcb4844f9a1ffe9759b61eaf4
catalog_url https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/e2c223cdcb4844f9a1ffe9759b61eaf4
sensor_id multi-sensor
platform_id multi-platform
cci_project OC