Sentinel-3 OLCI: Daily Coastal Water Reflectance at 1000m Resolution

Daily remote sensing reflectance data derived from Sentinel-3 OLCI satellite imagery at approximately 1000-meter pixel resolution. The data is produced by CSIRO under the eReefs Phase 5 project using the FUB-CSIRO Coastal Water Processor and reprojected onto a regular grid. Standard Level 1 quality flags and additional algorithm-specific out-of-range flags are provided for quality control.

Use Cases

• Monitoring coastal water quality based on spectral remote sensing reflectance.
• Analyzing phytoplankton abundance and distribution in coastal regions.
• Assessing algorithm performance for satellite-derived ocean color products.
• Studying temporal changes in above-water spectral signals.

Strengths

• Data is produced by CSIRO, a national scientific research organization.
• Includes multiple quality flag layers (standard Level 1 and combined in-out-of-range flags) for data validation.
• Data is reprojected onto a regular grid using nearest neighbor resampling for consistency.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified; last metadata update was 2026-06-27 20:14:15.198102.

Provenance

Source

CSIRO under eReefs Phase 5.

Collection Method

Derived from Sentinel-3 OLCI Level 2 geophysical quantities using the FUB-CSIRO Coastal Water Processor.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-27 20:14:15.198102.

Geography

Likely covers Australian coastal regions, given the eReefs project and CSIRO source.