Dataset: Global Ocean 3D Chlorophyll-a concentration, Particulate Backscattering coeffient and Particulate Organic Carbon Monthly Climatology
Dataset identifier: cmems_obs_glo_bgc3d_rep_clim
Data store: cmems
How to open this dataset in AVL JupyterLab
cmems_store = new_data_store('cmems')
ds = cmems_store.open_data('cmems_obs_glo_bgc3d_rep_clim')
Bounding box map
Map tiles and data from OpenStreetMap, under the ODbL.
| Parameter |
Value |
| Bounding box longitude (°) |
-180 to 180 |
| Bounding box latitude (°) |
-82.25 to 90 |
| Time range |
1998-01-15 to 1998-12-15 |
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Variable list
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| Variable |
Long name |
Units |
| bbp |
Particulate backscattering coefficient |
m-1 |
| bbp_error |
Error on particulate backscattering coefficient |
m-1 |
| chl |
Total chlorophyll a concentration |
mg m-3 |
| chl_error |
Error on total chlorophyll a concentration |
mg m-3 |
| poc |
Particulate organic carbon |
mg m-3 |
| poc_error |
Error on particulate organic carbon |
mg m-3 |
bbp
| Field |
Value |
| long_name |
Particulate backscattering coefficient |
| standard_name |
volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_particles |
| unit_long |
per meter |
| units |
m-1 |
bbp_error
| Field |
Value |
| long_name |
Error on particulate backscattering coefficient |
| standard_name |
volume_backwards_scattering_coefficient_of_radiative_flux_in_sea_water_due_to_particles |
| unit_long |
per meter |
| units |
m-1 |
| comment |
Contains the error on the estimated values of particulate backscattering coefficient. |
chl
| Field |
Value |
| long_name |
Total chlorophyll a concentration |
| standard_name |
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water |
| unit_long |
milligram of Chlorophyll per cubic meter |
| units |
mg m-3 |
chl_error
| Field |
Value |
| long_name |
Error on total chlorophyll a concentration |
| standard_name |
mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water |
| unit_long |
milligram of Chlorophyll per cubic meter |
| units |
mg m-3 |
| comment |
Contains the error on the estimated values of Chlorophyll. |
poc
| Field |
Value |
| long_name |
Particulate organic carbon |
| standard_name |
mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water |
| unit_long |
milligram of carbon per cubic meter |
| units |
mg m-3 |
poc_error
| Field |
Value |
| long_name |
Error on particulate organic carbon |
| standard_name |
mass_concentration_of_particulate_organic_matter_expressed_as_carbon_in_sea_water |
| unit_long |
milligram of carbon per cubic meter |
| units |
mg m-3 |
| comment |
Contains the error on the estimated values of particulate organic carbon. |
| Field |
Value |
| title |
Global Ocean 3D Chlorophyll-a concentration, Particulate Backscattering coeffient and Particulate Organic Carbon Monthly Climatology |
| project |
CMEMS - MULTIOBS Thematic Assembly Center |
| project_url |
http://marine.copernicus.eu |
| contact |
servicedesk.cmems@mercator-ocean.eu |
| description |
CMEMS MULTIOBS 3D BGC monthly climatological global product estimated from merged satellite and hydrological data |
| Conventions |
CF-1.6 |
| institution |
LOV/IMEV/CNRS |
| domain_name |
GLO |
| references |
Sauzede et al. 2016 (Journal of Geophysical Research; https://doi.org/10.1002/2015JC011408) |