SeaWiFS Level-3 SMI

NASA OB.DAAC

Specification

Code: AL07
Reliability: A Reliable
Variables delivered: Chlorophyll-a (OC4v4), Rrs 412/443/490/510/555/670 — the ORIGINAL SWM bands
Resolution: 9 km (4 km avail.)
Cadence: Daily / 8-day / monthly
Coverage: 1997-09-04 → 2010-12-11 (mission ended)
Cost: FREE
Login required: No (GEE)
Latency: Archive
CSV direct?: Via ERDDAP .csv or GEE
Sensor: SeaWiFS L3 ocean colour — 9000 m, 1 day revisit

Chakaria HDSS YES Rural COASTAL

YES — and it is the sensor ALL the classic cholera-chlorophyll papers used

Matlab HDSS PARTIAL Rural riverine

Regional forcing only

Dhaka City NOT APPLICABLE Urban inland

NOT APPLICABLE

Route: GEE · OB.DAAC API · ERDDAP
Endpoint / asset ID: NASA/OCEANDATA/SeaWiFS/L3SMI
Pipeline step: 3 Extract
Documentation: https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/NASA_OCEANDATA_SeaWiFS_L3SMI

cd 01_Scripts
python 10_algae_daily_3sites.py --sensors ocean

VALIDATION STATUS

The reference sensor for Jutla 2012/2013, Lobitz 2000, Constantin de Magny 2008

KNOWN LIMITATION

ENDS DEC 2010. Covers only 2000-2010 of your period. Must be merged with MODIS/VIIRS — use OC-CCI instead, which does the merge for you.