CoastWatch East Coast Node makes a variety of satellite data available on a
near real-time basis to coastal resource managers, scientists, and the general
public.
| Data Type |
Satellite/Instrument |
Specifications |
| Sea Surface Temperature |
AVHRR instrument on NOAA POES & European MetOp satellites:
NOAA-15, NOAA-18, NOAA-19, MetOp
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Data access
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- Daytime and nighttime orbit passes over East Coast region for each satellite.
- Daily, 3-day and 7-day composites for Chesapeake and Carolina regions (day and night combined).
- 1.1 km spatial resolution
|
Imager instrument on GOES-East satellite
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Data access
|
- 3-hourly composite of hourly measurement for East Coast region
- Daily, 3-day, 7-day composite for Carolina region
- 4 km spatial resolution
|
| Chlorophyll-a |
MODIS instrument on NASA Aqua satellite
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Data access
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- Standard algorithm for East Coast region
- Region-specific algorithm for Chesapeake Bay
- Once daily
- 1 km spatial resolution
|
| Diffuse Attenuation at 490 nm (K-490) |
MODIS instrument on NASA Aqua satellite
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Data access
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- Standard algorithm (GSFC's KD2) for East Coast region
- Once daily
- 1 km spatial resolution
|
| Reflectance at 667 nm (Rrs667) |
MODIS instrument on NASA Aqua satellite
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Data access
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- East Coast region
- Once daily
- 1 km spatial resolution
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