Global Suspended Solid Concentration Maps from ADEOS-II Satellite

ADEOS-II/GLI L3 STA Map Suspended solid weight data provides global measurements of suspended solid concentration in water, derived from the GLI optical sensor onboard the ADEOS-II satellite. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) produced this dataset, which offers representative values projected onto maps with a 9 km spatial resolution and 1-month statistical periods. The data was last updated in October 2003.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment transport in coastal regions using the suspended solid concentration values at 9 km resolution.
• Analyzing seasonal changes in global water turbidity by comparing the 1-month statistical period maps.
• Calibrating other remote sensing products for biological content by leveraging the multi-channel GLI sensor data.
• Studying the carbon cycle in ocean ecosystems through the proxy of suspended solid concentration measurements.

Strengths

• Global spatial coverage for a complete planetary view.
• Data is available at multiple temporal resolutions, including 1-day, 8-day, and 1-month statistics.
• Spatial resolution of 9 km provides regional-scale detail.

Limitations

• Data is from 2003, making it temporally stale for current environmental analysis.
• Spatial resolution of 9 km is too coarse for local or estuary-scale studies.
• The dataset represents processed, binned, and projected values, not raw sensor observations.

Provenance

Source

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Collection Method

Remote sensing data from the GLI optical sensor onboard the ADEOS-II satellite, processed to Level 3 binned and mapped products.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2003-10-25; no update frequency specified.

Geography

Global.