Global Suspended Solid Concentration Maps from ADEOS-II Satellite

ADEOS-II/GLI L3 STA Map Suspended solid weight provides global maps of suspended solid concentration in water bodies, derived from the GLI sensor. The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) produced this dataset with a spatial resolution of 9 kilometers and statistical periods of 8 days, 1 day, and 1 month. The data was last updated in October 2003.

Use Cases

• Modeling sediment transport and coastal erosion using the 9km resolution suspended solid concentration maps.
• Analyzing temporal changes in water turbidity by comparing 8-day, 1-day, and 1-month statistical products.
• Integrating suspended solid data with other oceanographic variables for carbon cycle research in climate models.
• Monitoring regional water quality and environmental impacts from the global, EQR-projected maps.

Strengths

• Global spatial coverage for comprehensive environmental analysis.
• Multiple temporal aggregations available: 1-day, 8-day, and 1-month statistics.
• Data is at processing Level 3, indicating mapped and binned geophysical variables.

Limitations

• Data is temporally stale, with the last update in 2003, limiting analysis of recent trends.
• Specific sample size, row count, and file size metrics are unknown.
• The 9km spatial resolution may be too coarse for localized or coastal studies.

Provenance

Source

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).

Collection Method

Remote sensing data obtained from the GLI (Global Imager) optical sensor onboard the ADEOS-II (Midori II) satellite, processed to Level 3 binned and mapped products.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2003-10-25; update frequency is null.

Geography

Global.