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 |
