Dataset: cmems_obs-oc_bal_bgc-plankton_nrt_l3-olci-300m_P1D#
Dataset identifier: cmems_obs-oc_bal_bgc-plankton_nrt_l3-olci-300m_P1D
Data store: cmems
How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab
cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('cmems_obs-oc_bal_bgc-plankton_nrt_l3-olci-300m_P1D')
Bounding box map#
cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('cmems_obs-oc_bal_bgc-plankton_nrt_l3-olci-300m_P1D')

Map tiles and data from OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL.
Basic information#
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Bounding box longitude (°) | 9.250000472668457 to 30.25000048100586 |
| Bounding box latitude (°) | 53.24999808813477 to 65.8500042006836 |
| Time range | 2023-04-08 to 2023-04-14 |
| Time period | 1D |
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Variable list#
Click on a variable name to jump to the variable’s full metadata.
| Variable | Long name | Units |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | Chlorophyll a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| CRYPTO | Concentration Of Cryptophyte expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| DIATO | Concentration Of Diatom expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| DINO | Concentration Of Dinophyte expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| GREEN | Concentration Of Green algae and Prochlorophyte expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| MICRO | Concentration Of Microphytoplankton expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| NANO | Concentration Of Nanophytoplankton expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| PICO | Concentration Of Picophytoplankton expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| PROKAR | Concentration Of Prokaryote expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration | milligram m^-3 |
| QI_CHL | Quality Index for OLCI Chlorophyll a concentration | 1 |
| SENSORMASK | Sensor Mask | 1 |
Full variable metadata#
CHL#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Chlorophyll a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Brando VE, Sammartino M, Colella S, Bracaglia M, Di Cicco A, D’Alimonte D, Kajiyama T, Kaitala S and Attila J (2021). Phytoplankton Bloom Dynamics in the Baltic Sea Using a Consistently Reprocessed Time Series of Multi-Sensor Reflectance and Novel Chlorophyll-a Retrievals. Remote Sens. 13:3071. doi: 10.3390/rs13163071 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 300.0 |
CRYPTO#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Cryptophyte expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_cryptophytes_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
DIATO#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Diatom expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_diatoms_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
DINO#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Dinophyte expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_dinophytes_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
GREEN#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Green algae and Prochlorophyte expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_greenalgae_and_prochlorophytes_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
MICRO#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Microphytoplankton expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_microphytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
NANO#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Nanophytoplankton expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_nanophytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
PICO#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Picophytoplankton expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_picophytoplankton_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
PROKAR#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| coordinates | lat long |
| long_name | Concentration Of Prokaryote expressed as chlorophyll-a concentration |
| standard_name | mass_concentration_of_prokaryotes_expressed_as_chlorophyll_in_sea_water |
| type | surface |
| units | milligram m^-3 |
| source | OLCI - POLYMER v.4.14 Atmospheric Correction Processor - BAL MLP Ensemble |
| comment | Derived from chl as in Brando et al. (2021). Chl validity range: 0.13-25.5 mg m-3 |
| valid_min | 0.01 |
| valid_max | 100.0 |
QI_CHL#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| long_name | Quality Index for OLCI Chlorophyll a concentration |
| comment | QI=(log(DailyData)-ClimatologyMedianData))/ClimatologyStandardDeviation |
| type | surface |
| units | 1 |
| valid_min | -5.0 |
| valid_max | 5.0 |
| climatology_file | /DataArchive/OC/MODISA/Climatology_BAL/climatology_OC_CNR-Bal-v01.nc |
SENSORMASK#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| long_name | Sensor Mask |
| comment | OLCI Sentinel-3A=1; OLCI Sentinel-3B=2. Each SENSORMASK pixel is the sum of all available sensor values. For example, if a pixel is observed by OLCI Sentinel-3A and OLCI Sentinel-3B then SENSORMASK = 3 |
| type | surface |
| units | 1 |
| valid_min | 1 |
| valid_max | 31 |
Full dataset metadata#
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| netcdf_version | v4 |
| Conventions | CF-1.4 |
| platform | Sentinel3A+B |
| product_level | L3 |
| contact | technical@gos.artov.isac.cnr.it |
| institution | CNR-GOS |
| references | Brando VE, Sammartino M, Colella S, Bracaglia M, Di Cicco A, D?Alimonte D, Kajiyama T, Kaitala S and Attila J (2021). Phytoplankton Bloom Dynamics in the Baltic Sea Using a Consistently Reprocessed Time Series of Multi-Sensor Reflectance and Novel Chlorophyll-a Retrievals. Remote Sens. 13:3071. doi: 10.3390/rs13163071 |
| sensor | Ocean and Land Colour Instrument |
| sensor_name | OLCIA+B |
| reproject | /home/gosuser/Processing/OC_PROC_EIS202211/s3olciProcessing/s3olci_bal_reproject_202211.py |
| easternmost_longitude | 30.25 |
| westernmost_longitude | 9.25 |
| northernmost_latitude | 65.85 |
| southernmost_latitude | 53.25 |
| start_date | 2023-04-14 |
| stop_date | 2023-04-14 |
| BALMLP_code_version | BAL MLP ENSEMBLE 2021 |
| polymer_source_file | S3A_OL_1_EFR____20230414T083943_20230414T084047_20230414T104942__trim_BAL_097_335_MAR_O_NR_002_POLYMER.nc |
| l1_source_file | S3A_OL_1_EFR____20230414T083943_20230414T084047_20230414T104942__trim_BAL_097_335_MAR_O_NR_002.SEN3 |
| grid_resolution | 0.3 km |
| grid_mapping | Equirectangular |
| software_name | GOS Processing chain |
| creation_date | 2023-04-15 |
| creation_time | 05:24:38 UTC |
| distribution_statement | See CMEMS Data License |
| naming_authority | CMEMS |
| cmems_production_unit | OC-CNR-ROMA-IT |
| source | surface observation |
| timeliness | NR |
| product_version | v02QL |
| area | bal |
| mosaic | /home/gosuser/Processing/OC_PROC_EIS202211/s3olciProcessing/s3olcimosaic.py |
| source_files | Oa2023104-chl-bal-fr.nc, Ob2023104-chl-bal-fr.nc |
| site_name | BAL |
| noQI | nano,micro,pico,crypto,diato,dino,green,prokar |
| parameter_code | PLANKTON |
| parameter | Chlorophyll-a concentration and Phytoplankton Functional Types |
| title | cmems_obs-oc_bal_bgc-plankton_nrt_l3-olci-300m_P1D |
| cmems_product_id | OCEANCOLOUR_BAL_BGC_L3_NRT_009_131 |