Global mapped Earth-observation data from the Sentinel-3B satellite provides inherent optical properties of seawater. The data likely contains pixel-level coefficients for absorption and backscattering, retrieved using the Generalized Inherent Optical Properties model framework. This activity was informed by the U.S. Government's Satellite Needs Working Group.
Use Cases
- Water-type classification based on retrieved inherent optical properties.
- Water-clarity assessment based on absorption and backscattering coefficients.
- Biogeochemical studies based on phytoplankton and particulate backscattering coefficients.
- Cross-sensor comparisons based on inherent optical properties.
- Forward/adjoint radiative-transfer applications based on per-pixel optical properties.
Strengths
- Data is derived from the Sentinel-3B satellite, a known Earth observation platform.
- Products are designed to enable more robust cross-sensor comparisons than purely apparent optical property products.
Limitations
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- OB_CLOUD via NASA Earthdata
- Collection Method
- Retrieved from spectral Remote Sensing Reflectance using the Generalized Inherent Optical Properties model framework.
- Geography
- Global