MODIS derived Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) datasets

Created 17/10/2025

Updated 17/10/2025

The datasets measure the Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) concentrations of ocean surface waters. They are derived products from MODIS (aqua) images using NASA's SeaDAS image processing software. The extent of the datasets covers the entire Australian EEZ and surrounding waters (including the southern ocean). The spatial resolution of the datasets is 0.01 dd. The datasets contain 36 monthly CDOM layers between 2009 and 2011. The unit of the datasets is 1/m.

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Title MODIS derived Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) datasets
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/1f7c7c3e-e067-4fea-bed2-8628f2cd4ac6
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Geoscience Australia

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "MODIS derived Coloured Dissolved Organic Matter (CDOM) datasets". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/modis-derived-coloured-dissolved-organic-matter-cdom-datasets1