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snippet: Monthly chlorophyll-a concentration from multiple sensors over two time periods
summary: Monthly chlorophyll-a concentration from multiple sensors over two time periods
extent: [[-77.0104166666667,35],[-60.9895833333333,46.0104166666667]]
accessInformation: Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University; NASA; NOAA; ESA
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maxScale: 1.7976931348623157E308
typeKeywords: ["Data","Service","Map Service","ArcGIS Server"]
description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;font-size:12pt"><P><SPAN>This data product shows the monthly median concentration of the pigment Chlorophyll-a (mg/m³) in surface waters from 2010 to 2019 and 2020 to 2024. Chlorophyll-a concentration is often used as a proxy for phytoplankton abundance. This product was created by the Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University using remote sensing data from multiple satellite sensors. These include the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectro-radiometer (MODIS, onboard NASA's Aqua satellite), the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS, onboard the Suomi NPP and NOAA-20 satellites), and the Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI) composite product developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). VIIRS provides improved spatial resolution and radiometric sensitivity compared to MODIS, enhancing detection of ocean color features. OC-CCI merges data from several sensors to produce a consistent, long-term climate-quality record of ocean color. This layer covers offshore waters from North Carolina to northern Maine, with a spatial resolution of 1,300 meters. Pixels with no data represent data points either consistently flagged during post-processing or shallower than 10 meters of depth. Pixels on rivers or lakes are also removed.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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title: Chlorophyll_a_concentration
type: Map Service
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culture: en-US
name: Chlorophyll_a_concentration
guid: 17E117E8-6071-4320-A18D-68639C60C5C7
minScale: 0
spatialReference: WGS_1984_Web_Mercator_Auxiliary_Sphere