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Chesapeake and Delaware Bays Satellite Data
Data Descriptions and Download Links
Water Temperature
AVHRR
Surface water temperature for Chesapeake Bay from NOAA's Advanced Very High
Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR). Overpasses from all operating AVHRR
instruments are averaged into a single daily, 3-day, or 7-day composite
(composite includes day and night overpasses). Spatial resolution is 1km.
PODAAC Multiscale Ultrahigh Resolution (MUR)
Surface water temperature analysis from all available infrared and
microwave satellites. Coverage from all satellites and the analysis
method assure cloud-free coverage on a daily basis. Product is
"foundational" SST, i.e. surface temperature before the diurnal heating
begins. Spatial resolution is 1 km.
Monthly: HTTP, FTP Annual: HTTP, FTP Time Series Interactive Tool (Chesapeake) Time Series Interactive Tool (Delaware) Chlorophyll-a
MODIS
Chlorophyll-a from the Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer (MODIS) onboard the NASA Aqua satellite,
processed using the NOAA OC3 algorithm with the combined NIR-SWIR
atmospheric correction (NOAA OC3 NIR-SWIR).
More information
Previously, chlorophyll from the NASA OC3 NIR algorithm regionally tuned for Chesapeake Bay (Werdell, 2007) had been available. This is now available only by request. More information
The Daily Map Viewer (at top of page) diplays MODIS chlorophyll generated
from both of the above algorithms:
Total Suspended Matter from MODIS
Total suspended matter (TSM) is a measure of the concentration of material
in the surface water including mud, silt, and other fine-scale debris.
More information
Time Series Interactive Tool: 6-year time series 2009 - 2014 Daily: HTTP, FTP 7-day: HTTP, FTP Monthly: HTTP, FTP Annual: HTTP, FTP Effect of 2011 tropical storm Lee on Chesapeake Bay Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient at 490 nm
Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient at 490 nm (Kd-490) measures how strongly light intensity at the specified wavelength (490 nm) is attenuated within the water column. It is a measure of the water's turbidity. MODIS (NASA "KD2" algorithm, 1 km)
MODIS (NOAA/NESDIS coastal algorithm, 1 km)
MODIS (NOAA/NOS coastal algorithm, 250 m)
OLCI (ESA "M07" algorithm, 300 m)
True Color
True Color satellite image data from the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) at 750 m spatial resolution. Data files contain red, green and blue radiance data; images are also available. More information
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