Marine Optical Characterization Experiment Coastal and Oceanic Measurements

Oceanographic measurements collected during the Marine Optical Characterization Experiment (MOCE) from 1992 to 1999. The dataset covers coastal and open ocean regions off the US and Mexican Pacific coasts and the central Pacific Ocean. It is managed by the OB_DAAC organization.

Use Cases

• Analyzing spatial and temporal trends in ocean optical properties for coastal waters.
• Correlating ocean temperature and salinity data with optical measurements.
• Validating satellite-derived ocean color data using in-situ field measurements.
• Studying biogeochemical processes through linked chemistry and optics observations.

Strengths

• Provides a multi-year time series covering a 7-year period from 1992 to 1999.
• Includes measurements from diverse geographic regions: coastal zones and the open central Pacific.

Limitations

• Specific column names, row counts, and dataset size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on license details, with one specifying 'other-license-specified' and another listing 'None'.

Provenance

Source

OB_DAAC

Collection Method

Measurements taken under the Marine Optical Characterization Experiment.

Time Range

1992 to 1999

Freshness

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Geography

US and Mexican Pacific coasts, central Pacific Ocean