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MODIS derived Chlorophyll a datasets

Created 16/10/2025

Updated 16/10/2025

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The datasets measure the Chlorophyll a concentrations of ocean surface waters. They are derived products from MODIS (aqua) images using NASA's SeaDAS image processing software. The extent of the datasets covers the entire Australian EEZ and surrounding waters (including the southern ocean). The spatial resolution of the datasets is 0.01 dd. The datasets contain 36 monthly Chlorophyll a layers between 2009 and 2011. The unit of the datasets is mg/m3.

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Title MODIS derived Chlorophyll a datasets
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/39e04ef5-6122-4aac-84ab-c73d03f72df6
Contact Point
Geoscience Australia Data
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        100.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        170.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        170.0,
        -5.0
      ],
      [
        100.0,
        -5.0
      ],
      [
        100.0,
        -60.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
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This dataset was originally found on Geoscience Australia "MODIS derived Chlorophyll a datasets". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://ecat.ga.gov.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/modis-derived-chlorophyll-a-datasets1