Data Name Definition
Data Name
The name format of the data file in this system follows:
Creator_Satellite_Sensor_Time range_Level_Region_Spatial resolution_Parameter_ Algorithm/version
Example 1: Orbit data
SIO_HY1B_COCTS_20110111003600_L3A_NODEF_1KM_SDD_HE2018
The above file name can be defined as follows:
“SIO”, produced by the Second Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources; “HY1B_COCTS”, raw data comes from COCTS sensor on the HY-1B satellite’ “20110111003600”, image was photographed at 00:36 am (GMT) on 11 January 2011. “L3A”, product level is L3A; “NODEF”, product is single orbit data from varying regions; “1KM”, spatial resolution is 1 km; “SDD, product category is seawater transparency; “HE2018”, algorithm was proposed by He et al. (year) and the version is 2018.
Example 2: Daily or monthly data
NASA_SNPP_VIIRS_20130401TO20130430_L3B_GLOBAL_9KM_RRS443_V2017
The above file name can be defined as follows:
“NASA”, data comes from NASA; “SNPP_VIIRS”, original data comes from the VIIRS sensor on the SNPP satellite; “20130401TO20130430”, imaging time ranges from 1–30 April 2013, and product is monthly averaged data; “L3B”, product level is L3B; “GLOBAL”, global coverage; “9KM”, spatial resolution is 9 km; “RRS443”, product category is 443-nm band remote sensing reflectance; “V2017”, data version is 2017.
The main index fields and their meanings are as follows:
1. Creator
Creator_Satellite_Sensor_Time range_Level_Region_Spatial resolution_Parameter_ Algorithm/version
Example 1: Orbit data
SIO_HY1B_COCTS_20110111003600_L3A_NODEF_1KM_SDD_HE2018
The above file name can be defined as follows:
“SIO”, produced by the Second Institute of Oceanography of the Ministry of Natural Resources; “HY1B_COCTS”, raw data comes from COCTS sensor on the HY-1B satellite’ “20110111003600”, image was photographed at 00:36 am (GMT) on 11 January 2011. “L3A”, product level is L3A; “NODEF”, product is single orbit data from varying regions; “1KM”, spatial resolution is 1 km; “SDD, product category is seawater transparency; “HE2018”, algorithm was proposed by He et al. (year) and the version is 2018.
Example 2: Daily or monthly data
NASA_SNPP_VIIRS_20130401TO20130430_L3B_GLOBAL_9KM_RRS443_V2017
The above file name can be defined as follows:
“NASA”, data comes from NASA; “SNPP_VIIRS”, original data comes from the VIIRS sensor on the SNPP satellite; “20130401TO20130430”, imaging time ranges from 1–30 April 2013, and product is monthly averaged data; “L3B”, product level is L3B; “GLOBAL”, global coverage; “9KM”, spatial resolution is 9 km; “RRS443”, product category is 443-nm band remote sensing reflectance; “V2017”, data version is 2017.
The main index fields and their meanings are as follows:
1. Creator
Creator | Full Name |
CMEMS | Copernicus marine Environment Monitoring Service |
BEC | SMOS Barcelona Expert Center, ESA |
ESA | European Space Agency |
ESACCI | Climate Change Initiative, European Space Agency |
NASA | National Aeronautics and Space Administration, U.S. |
NCEP | National Centers for Environmental Prediction, NOAA |
NOAA | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. |
OBPG | Ocean Biology Processing Group, NASA |
OSU | Oregon State University |
RSS | Remote Sensing System |
SIO | Second Institute of Oceanography, MNR, China |
2. Region
Region | Full Name |
AER | Asian and Europe Region |
BOH | Bohai Sea |
CJE | Changjiang River Estuary |
EAMS | East Asian Marginal Seas |
EAMSL | East Asian Marginal Seas |
EIO | East Indian Ocean |
GLOBAL | Global oceans |
NODEF | Orbit Data |
NYS | North Yellow Sea |
PACIND | Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean |
SCS | South China Sea |
SKC | South Korea Coast |
WPO | West Pacific Ocean |
TWS | Taiwan Strait |
ZJC | Zhejiang Coast |
3. Satellite and Sensor
Satellite | Sensor | Full Name/Note |
Aqua | MODIS | Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer |
Aquarius | Aquarius | NASA's 'Salt of the Earth' Aquarius |
COMS | GOCI | Communication, Ocean and Meteorological Satellite, Geostationary Ocean Color Imager |
GF4 | CCD | GaoFen-4, Charge-Coupled Device |
HY1B | COCTS | Haiyang-1B, Chinese Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner |
MERGE | MERGE | Derived from Multi-satellites/sensors |
MODEL | MODEL | Derived from numerical model |
MODEL | MERGE | The same as MODEL_MODEL |
MODIS | MODIS | The same as Aqua_MODIS |
NCEP | MERGE | The same as MODEL_MODEL |
NOAA | AVHRR | Advanced Very High-Resolution Radiometer |
SAT | MERGE | The same as MERGE_MERGE |
SAT | SENSOR | The same as MERGE_MERGE |
SeaWiFS | SeaWiFS | Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor |
SMAP | SMAP | Soil Moisture Active Passive |
SMOS | SMOS | Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity |
SMOS | MERGE | The same as SMOS_SMOS |
SNPP | VIIRS | Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership, Visible and Infrared Imager/Radiometer Suite |
4. Product Level
L3A | Single Orbit Data |
L3B | Composite data from multiple orbit data |
5.Parameter
Parameter | Full Name | Unit |
ACD | Absorption coefficient of the Colored Dissolved Organic Matter and detritus at 443nm | m-1 |
ACP | Atmospheric pCO2 | μatm |
CHL | Chlorophyll-a | mg/m3 |
CP | Coefficient of Attenuation Particle | m-1 |
CPOM | Coefficient of Attenuation Organic Particle | m-1 |
DSW | The Total Days of Disastrous wave | count |
HUM | Relative Humidity | % |
KD3 | Diffuse Attenuation Coefficient at 490nm | m-1 |
LWN412 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 412nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN443 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 443nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN490 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 490nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN519 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 519nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN520 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 520nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN550 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 550nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN565 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 565nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN628 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 628nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN670 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 670nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
LWN769 | Normalized Water-Leaving Radiance at 769nm | mW/cm2/μm/Sr |
MLD | Mixed Layer Thickness/Depth | m |
NAP | Non-Algal Particle | m-1 |
NPP | Net primary Production | mg C/m2/day |
PAR | Photosynthetically Active Radiation | Einstein/ m2/d |
PIC | Sea Surface Particle Inorganic Carbon | mol/m3 |
POC | Sea Surface Particle Organic Carbon | mg/m3 |
PRESS | Mean Sea Level Pressure | Pa |
RRS410 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 410nm | sr-1 |
RRS412 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 412nm | sr-1 |
RRS443 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 443nm | sr-1 |
RRS469 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 469nm | sr-1 |
RRS486 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 486nm | sr-1 |
RRS488 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 488nm | sr-1 |
RRS490 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 490nm | sr-1 |
RRS510 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 510nm | sr-1 |
RRS531 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 531nm | sr-1 |
RRS547 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 547nm | sr-1 |
RRS551 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 551nm | sr-1 |
RRS555 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 555nm | sr-1 |
RRS645 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 645nm | sr-1 |
RRS667 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 667nm | sr-1 |
RRS670 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 670nm | sr-1 |
RRS671 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 671nm | sr-1 |
RRS678 | Remote Sensing Reflectance at 678nm | sr-1 |
SDD | Secchi Disk Depth | m |
SIC | Sea Ice Concentration | % |
SLA | Sea Level Anomaly | m |
SSC | Suspended Particulate Matter Concentration | mg/L |
SSS | Sea Surface Salinity | psu |
SST | Sea Surface Temperature | ℃ |
SSW | Sea Surface Wind Field | m/s |
SWH | Significant Wave Height | m |
TAU | Aerosol Optical Thickness | - |
TSM | Total Suspended Matter | mg/L |
VIS | Visibility at Sea Surface | km |
WCP | Aquatic pCO2 | μatm |