For the CEMACS experiment, we developed an automated system to download and process the relevant satellite data as listed below.
| # | Long Name | Sea Surface Temperature | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Variables | Short sst | 
| 2 | Latitude | 4320 | 
| 3 | Longitude | 8640 | 
| 4 | RGB | 3 | 
| 5 | 8-bit color | 256 | 
| 6 | Unit | Degree Celcius | 
| 7 | Instrument | MODIS | 
| 8 | Title | HMODISA Level-3 Standard Mapped Image and MODIST Level-3 Standard Mapped Image | 
| 9 | Platform | Aqua and Terra | 
| 10 | Temporal Range | Day | 
| 11 | Map Projection | Equidistant Cylindrical | 
| 12 | Spatial Resolution | 4.64km | 
| 13 | Institution | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group | 
| 14 | Processing Level | L3 Mapped | 
| 15 | CDM Data Type | Grid | 
| # | Long Name | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 412nm | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Variables | Short Rrs_412 | 
| 2 | Latitude | 4320 | 
| 3 | Longitude | 8640 | 
| 4 | RGB | 3 | 
| 5 | 8-bit color | 256 | 
| 6 | Unit | S r^-1 | 
| 7 | Instrument | MODIS | 
| 8 | Title | HMODISA Level-3 Standard Mapped Image and MODIST Level-3 Standard Mapped Image | 
| 9 | Platform | Aqua and Terra | 
| 10 | Temporal Range | Day | 
| 11 | Map Projection | Equidistant Cylindrical | 
| 12 | Spatial Resolution | 4.64km | 
| 13 | Institution | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group | 
| 14 | Processing Level | L3 Mapped | 
| 15 | CDM Data Type | Grid | 
| # | Long Name | Chlorophyll Concentration, OCI Algorithm | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Variables | Float | 
| 2 | Latitude | 4320 | 
| 3 | Longitude | 8640 | 
| 4 | RGB | 3 | 
| 5 | 8-bit color | 256 | 
| 6 | Unit | µg m^-3 | 
| 7 | Instrument | MODIS | 
| 8 | Title | HMODISA Level-3 Standard Mapped Image and MODIST Level-3 Standard Mapped Image | 
| 9 | Platform | Aqua, Terra and SNPP | 
| 10 | Temporal Range | Day | 
| 11 | Map Projection | Equidistant Cylindrical | 
| 12 | Spatial Resolution | 4.64km | 
| 13 | Institution | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group | 
| 14 | Processing Level | L3 Mapped | 
| 15 | CDM Data Type | Grid | 
| # | Long Name | Photosynthetically Available Radiation, R.Frouin | 
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Variables | Short | 
| 2 | Latitude | 4320 | 
| 3 | Longitude | 8640 | 
| 4 | RGB | 3 | 
| 5 | 8-bit color | 256 | 
| 6 | Unit | µg m^-3 | 
| 7 | Instrument | MODIS | 
| 8 | Title | HMODISA Level-3 Standard Mapped Image and MODIST Level-3 Standard Mapped Image | 
| 9 | Platform | Aqua and Terra | 
| 10 | Temporal Range | Day | 
| 11 | Map Projection | Equidistant Cylindrical | 
| 12 | Spatial Resolution | 4.64km | 
| 13 | Institution | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group | 
| 14 | Processing Level | L3 Mapped | 
| 15 | CDM Data Type | Grid | 
| # | Parameters | Specification | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Long Name | Calcite Concentration, Balch and Gordon (PIC) | Particulate Organic Carbon,D.Stramski,2007 (443/555) (POC) | 
| 2 | Latitude | 4320 | 4320 | 
| 3 | Longitude | 8640 | 8640 | 
| 4 | RGB | 3 | 3 | 
| 5 | 8-bit color | 256 | 256 | 
| 6 | Unit | Mol m^-3 | µg m^-3 | 
| 7 | Instrument | MODIS | MODIS | 
| 8 | Title | HMODISA Level-3 Standard Mapped Image and MODIST Level-3 Standard Mapped Image | HMODISA Level-3 Standard Mapped Image and MODIST Level-3 Standard Mapped Image | 
| 9 | Platform | Aqua and Terra | Aqua and Terra | 
| 10 | Temporal Range | Day | Day | 
| 11 | Map Projection | Equidistant Cylindrical | Equidistant Cylindrical | 
| 12 | Spatial Resolution | 4.64km | 4.64km | 
| 13 | Institution | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group | NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group | 
| 14 | Processing Level | L3 Mapped | L3 Mapped | 
| 15 | CDM Data Type | Grid | Grid |