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MODIS Derived Chlorophyll a dataset: Seasonal Means

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The dataset measures the long-term seasonal means of the chlorophyll a concentrations of ocean surface waters. They are derived from MODIS (aqua) images using NASA's SeaDAS image processing software. The monthly chlorophyll a images between July 2002 and December 2017 are used to calculate the means of the four austral seasons: winter (June, July, and August), spring (September, October and November), summer (December, January and February) and autumn (March, April and May). The extent of the dataset covers the entire Australian EEZ and surrounding waters (including the southern ocean). The unit of the dataset is mg/m3. This research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub through Project D1.

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Title MODIS Derived Chlorophyll a dataset: Seasonal Means
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/6c2b6187-2111-4d19-aca4-5cc6f5c0418f
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 01/07/2002 - 31/12/2017
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