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Dataset Title:  Chlorophyll a Concentration, NPP VIIRS - CoastWatch - Monthly, 2012-present Subscribe RSS
Institution:  STAR   (Dataset ID: noaa_snpp_chla_monthly)
Information:  Summary ? | License ? | FGDC | ISO 19115 | Metadata | Background (external link) | Make a graph
 
Dimensions ? Start ? Stride ? Stop ?  Size ?    Spacing ?
 time (UTC) ?      144    30 days 20h 38m 36s (uneven)
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 latitude (degrees_north) ?      4788    -0.0375 (even)
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 longitude (degrees_east) ?      9600    0.0375 (even)
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Grid Variables (which always also download all of the dimension variables) 
 chlor_a (Chlorophyll Concentration, Default Algorithm, mg m-3) ?

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The Dataset Attribute Structure (.das) for this Dataset

Attributes {
  time {
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Time";
    Float64 actual_range 1.3255056e+9, 1.7067888e+9;
    String axis "T";
    String calendar "gregorian";
    String ioos_category "Time";
    String long_name "Time";
    String standard_name "time";
    String time_origin "01-JAN-1970 00:00:00";
    String units "seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z";
  }
  latitude {
    UInt32 _ChunkSizes 4788;
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lat";
    Float64 actual_range -89.75625, 89.75625;
    String axis "Y";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Latitude";
    String standard_name "latitude";
    String units "degrees_north";
    Float64 valid_max 90.0;
    Float64 valid_min -90.0;
  }
  longitude {
    UInt32 _ChunkSizes 9600;
    String _CoordinateAxisType "Lon";
    Float64 actual_range 0.01875000000001137, 359.98125000000005;
    String axis "X";
    String ioos_category "Location";
    String long_name "Longitude";
    String standard_name "longitude";
    String units "degrees_east";
    Float64 valid_max 360.0;
    Float64 valid_min 0.0;
  }
  chlor_a {
    Float32 _FillValue NaN;
    String C_format "%.4g";
    String cell_methods "time:mean altitude: mean";
    Float64 colorBarMaximum 30.0;
    Float64 colorBarMinimum 0.03;
    String colorBarScale "Log";
    String coverage_content_type "physicalMeasurement";
    String grid_mapping "coord_ref";
    String ioos_category "Ocean Color";
    String long_name "Chlorophyll Concentration, Default Algorithm";
    String references "O\\'Reilly J. E. et al. (1998), Ocean color chlorophyll algorithms for SeaWiFS, J. Geophys. Res., 103(C11), 2493724953";
    String standard_name "mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water";
    String units "mg m-3";
    Float32 valid_max 100.0;
    Float32 valid_min 0.001;
  }
  NC_GLOBAL {
    String _lastModified "2024-02-13T16:43:11.000Z";
    String cdm_data_type "Grid";
    String Conventions "CF-1.6, COARDS, ACDD-1.3";
    String creator_email "coastwatch.info@noaa.gov";
    String creator_name "NOAA CoastWatch";
    String creator_type "institution";
    String creator_url "https://coastwatch.noaa.gov";
    String date_created "2024-03-03T00:00:08Z";
    Float64 Easternmost_Easting 359.98125000000005;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_max 89.75625;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_min -89.75625;
    Float64 geospatial_lat_resolution 0.0375;
    String geospatial_lat_units "degrees_north";
    Float64 geospatial_lon_max 359.98125000000005;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_min 0.01875000000001137;
    Float64 geospatial_lon_resolution 0.037500000000000006;
    String geospatial_lon_units "degrees_east";
    String grid_mapping_name "latitude_longitude";
    String history 
"Sun Mar  3 07:42:47 2024: ncatted -O -a sw_point_longitude,global,o,f,0.01875 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:47 2024: ncatted -O -a geospatial_lon_min,global,o,f,0.0 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:47 2024: ncatted -O -a geospatial_lon_max,global,o,f,360.0 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:47 2024: ncatted -O -a easternmost_longitude,global,o,f,360.0 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:47 2024: ncatted -O -a westernmost_longitude,global,o,f,0.0 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:47 2024: ncatted -O -a valid_max,lon,o,f,360.0 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:47 2024: ncatted -O -a valid_min,lon,o,f,0.0 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:41 2024: ncap2 -O -s where(lon<0) lon=lon+360 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:35 2024: ncks -O --msa_usr_rdr -d lon,0.0,180.0 -d lon,-180.0,0.0 V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:28 2024: ncwa -O -a altitude V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 07:42:23 2024: ncks -C -x -v altitude V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora.nc V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora-0-360.nc
Sun Mar  3 00:00:08 2024
: /data/data652/coastwatch/oc/L3/scripts/bin/nccomposite -M gmean -T Month -m chlor_a /data/data652/coastwatch/oc/L3/scripts/config/chlor_a_comp_config.input /data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/monthly/WW00/V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora.nc
2024-03-28T17:37:14Z (local files)
2024-03-28T17:37:14Z https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/noaa_snpp_chla_monthly.das";
    String id "L3/2km/infile_2km_G.nc";
    String identifier_product_doi "https://dx.doi.org";
    String identifier_product_doi_authority "https://dx.doi.org";
    String infoUrl "https://coastwatch.noaa.gov";
    String input_files 
"/data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/daily/WW00/V2024032_D1_WW00_chlora.nc
/data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/daily/WW00/V2024033_D1_WW00_chlora.nc
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/data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/daily/WW00/V2024038_D1_WW00_chlora.nc
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/data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/daily/WW00/V2024049_D1_WW00_chlora.nc
/data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/daily/WW00/V2024050_D1_WW00_chlora.nc
/data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/daily/WW00/V2024051_D1_WW00_chlora.nc
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/data/aftp/socd1/mecb/coastwatch/viirs/science/L3/global/chlora/daily/WW00/V2024053_D1_WW00_chlora.nc
";
    String institution "STAR";
    String instrument "VIIRS";
    String keywords "algorithm, chemistry, chlor_a, chlorophyll, color, concentration, data, default, earth, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll, Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Ocean Color, image, imager, imager/radiometer, imaging, infrared, L3, level, level-3, mapped, mass, mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water, national, npp, ocean, ocean color, oceans, optics, orbiting, partnership, polar, polar-orbiting, radiometer, science, sea, seawater, smi, standard, star, suite, suite/suomi-npp, suomi, time, viirs, viirs-n, viirsn, visible, water";
    String keywords_vocabulary "GCMD Science Keywords";
    String l2_flag_names "ATMFAIL,LAND,HIGLINT,HILT,HISATZEN,CLOUD,HISOLZEN,LOWLW,CHLFAIL,NAVWARN,CLDSHDSTL,MAXAERITER,CHLWARN,ALGICE,SEAICE,NAVFAIL,FILTER";
    String license "These data may be redistributed and used without restriction.";
    String map_projection "geographic";
    String measure "Mean";
    String naming_authority "gov.noaa.coastwatch";
    String NCO "netCDF Operators version 4.7.5 (Homepage = http://nco.sf.net, Code = https://github.com/nco/nco)";
    Int32 nco_openmp_thread_number 1;
    Float64 Northernmost_Northing 89.75625;
    String platform "Suomi-NPP";
    String processing_level "L3 Mapped";
    String processing_version "Unspecified";
    String product_name "V2024032_2024060_F29_WW00_chlora.nc";
    String project "Ocean Color Science Team (NOAA/NESDIS/STAR/OCST)";
    String publisher_email "coastwatch.info@noaa.gov;ncei.info@noaa.gov";
    String publisher_name "NOAA CoastWatch;National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)";
    String publisher_type "group";
    String publisher_url "https://coastwatch.noaa.gov;https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/";
    String Satellite "Suomi-NPP";
    String Sensor "VIIRS";
    String sourceUrl "(local files)";
    Float64 Southernmost_Northing -89.75625;
    String spatialResolution "4.17 km";
    String standard_name_vocabulary "CF Standard Name Table v29";
    String summary "Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite/Suomi-NPP (VIIRSN) produced by NOAA/STAR Ocean Color Team through NOAA Multi-Sensor Level 1 to Level 2 processing system (MSL12) using the Ocean Color improved satellite data record. This is monthly data, 4-km resolution. More info: https://coastwatch.noaa.gov/cw_html/OceanColor_Science_Quality_VIIRS_SNPP.html";
    String temporal_range "Month";
    String time_coverage_end "2024-02-01T12:00:00Z";
    String time_coverage_start "2012-01-02T12:00:00Z";
    String title "Chlorophyll a Concentration, NPP VIIRS - CoastWatch - Monthly, 2012-present";
    Float64 Westernmost_Easting 0.01875000000001137;
  }
}

 

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