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Table 11 : MODIS Ocean Parameters

 


 

Parameter Number Product Number Parameter Name Description
01 MOD18 nLw_412 normalized water-leaving radiance (412 nm)
02 MOD18 nLw_443 normalized water-leaving radiance (443 nm)
03 MOD18 nLw_488 normalized water-leaving radiance (488 nm)
04 MOD18 nLw_531 normalized water-leaving radiance (531 nm)
05 MOD18 nLw_551 normalized water-leaving radiance (551 nm)
06 MOD18 nLw_667 normalized water-leaving radiance (667 nm)
07 MOD18 nLw_678 normalized water-leaving radiance (678 nm)
08 MOD37 Tau_865 aerosol optical thickness (865 nm)
09 MOD37 Eps_78 epsilon of aerosol correction (765 & 865 nm)
10 MOD37 aer_model1 aerosol model identification number 1
11 MOD37 aer_model2 aerosol model identification number 2
12 MOD39 eps_clr_water epsilon of clear water aerosol correction (531 & 667 nm)
13 MOD19 CZCS_pigment chlorophyll-a + phaeopigment (fluorometric, empirical)
14 MOD19 chlor_MODIS chlorophyll-a concentration (HPLC, empirical)
15 MOD19 pigment_c1_total total pigment concentration (HPLC, empirical)
16 MOD20 chlor_fluor_ht chlorophyll fluorescence line height
17 MOD20 chlor_fluor_base chlorophyll fluorescence baseline
18 MOD20 chlor_fluor_effic chlorophyll fluorescence efficiency
19 MOD23 susp_solids_conc total suspended matter concentration in ocean
20 MOD25 cocco_pigmnt_conc pigment concentration in coccolithophore blooms
21 MOD25 cocco_conc_detach detached coccolithophore concentration
22 MOD25 calcite_conc calcite concentration
23 MOD26 K_490 diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490 nm
24 MOD31 phycoeryth_conc phycoerythrobilin concentration
25 MOD31 phycou_conc phycourobilin concentration
26 MOD21 chlor_a_2 chlorophyll-a concentration (SeaWiFS analog - OC3M)
27 MOD21 chlor_a_3 chlorophyll-a concentration (semianalytic)
28 MOD22 ipar instantaneous photosynthetically available radiation
29 MOD22 arp instantaneous absorbed radiation by phytoplankton for fluorescence
30 MOD24 absorp_coef_gelb gelbstoff absorption coefficient at 400 nm
31 MOD36 chlor_absorb phytoplankton absorption coefficient at 675 nm
32 MOD36 tot_absorb_412 total absorption coefficient (412 nm)
33 MOD36 tot_absorb_443 total absorption coefficient (443 nm)
34 MOD36 tot_absorb_488 total absorption coefficient (488 nm)
35 MOD36 tot_absorb_531 total absorption coefficient (531 nm)
36 MOD36 tot_absorb_551 total absorption coefficient (551 nm)
D1 MOD28 sst sea surface temperature (daytime) (11 micron)
D2 MOD28 sst4 sea surface temperature (daytime) (4 micron)
N1 MOD28 sst sea surface temperature (nighttime) (11 micron)
N2 MOD28 sst4 sea surface temperature (nighttime) (4 micron)

QC parameters

41, D1   bright20 channel 20 brightness temperature (daytime)
42, D2   bright22 channel 22 brightness temperature (daytime)
43, D3   bright23 channel 23 brightness temperature (daytime)
44, D4   bright31 channel 31 brightness temperature (daytime)
45, D5   bright32 channel 32 brightness temperature (daytime)
46, D6   raw20 channel 20 radiance (daytime)
47, D7   raw22 channel 22 radiance (daytime)
48, D8   raw23 channel 23 radiance (daytime)
49, D9   raw31 channel 31 radiance (daytime)
50, DA   raw32 channel 32 radiance (daytime)
51   U_Wind U_Wind
52   V_Wind V_Wind
53   Pressure Pressure
54   Humidity Humidity
55   Ozone Ozone
56   Latitude Latitude
57   Longitude Longitude
58   SolarZenith solar zenith angle
59   SolarAzimuth solar azimuth angle
60   SatelliteZenith satellite zenith angle
61   SatelliteAzimuth satellite azimuth angle
62   nLw670 normalized water-leaving radiance at 670 nm
63   La765 aerosol radiance at 765 nm
64   Ray443 Rayleigh radiance at 443 nm
65   Lg865 glint radiance
66   Lf865 whitecap radiance
67   aer_model1 aerosol model identification number 1
68   aer_model2 aerosol model identification number 2
69, N1   bright20 channel 20 brightness temperature (nighttime)
70, N2   bright22 channel 22 brightness temperature (nighttime)
71, N3   bright23 channel 23 brightness temperature (nighttime)
72, N4   bright31 channel 31 brightness temperature (nighttime)
73, N5   bright32 channel 32 brightness temperature (nighttime)
74, N6   raw20 channel 20 radiance (nighttime)
75, N7   raw22 channel 22 radiance (nighttime)
76, N8   raw23 channel 23 radiance (nighttime)
77, N9   raw31 channel 31 radiance (nighttime)
78, NA   raw32 channel 32 radiance (nighttime)

Documented by Jasmine S. Bartlett, COAS, Oregon State University.