Coastal Productivity and Carbon Data for the U.S. Northeast Shelf

The Middle Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Maine region is studied using satellite time series from MODIS and SeaWiFS (1997-2012) and field campaign data to assess climate variability impacts on primary productivity and organic carbon. The dataset, produced by a NASA, NOAA, and university research team, supports the development and validation of the OPAL model and machine learning algorithms for ocean color. It focuses on deriving estimates for daily primary productivity, particulate and dissolved organic carbon, and absorption coefficients.

Use Cases

• Validating the Ocean Productivity from Absorption of Light (OPAL) model using field measurements of primary productivity (PP) and dissolved organic carbon (DOC).
• Developing region-independent ocean color algorithms for particulate organic carbon (POC) and phytoplankton absorption (aph) via machine learning.
• Analyzing inter-annual and decadal climate variability effects on carbon distributions using a 15-year satellite time series.
• Comparing band-ratio and multivariate machine learning algorithms for estimating colored dissolved organic matter absorption (aCDOM).
• Extending the spatial and temporal validation range for coastal satellite-derived estimates of sea-surface temperature (SST) and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR).

Strengths

• Integrates a 15-year satellite record (1997-2012) from MODIS and SeaWiFS with contemporaneous field measurements.
• Supports algorithm development with measurements of multiple key variables: PP, POC, DOC, aph, and aCDOM.
• Research involves a collaborative team from NASA, NOAA, and multiple universities, indicating rigorous methodology.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, column names, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license information: one specifies 'other-license-specified' while another lists 'None'.
• The exact temporal range of the field campaign data is not specified, limiting clarity on the complete time coverage.

Provenance

Source

NASA GSFC, Old Dominion University, NOAA NEFSC, University of Texas at Dallas research team.

Collection Method

Satellite remote sensing (MODIS, SeaWiFS) combined with field campaign measurements and model (OPAL) output.

Time Range

1997-2012

Freshness

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Geography

Continental margin of the U.S. northeast coast, specifically the Middle Atlantic Bight and Gulf of Maine.