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MODIS Derived Primary Productivity: Seasonal Hotspots

Created 17/11/2025

Updated 17/11/2025

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The dataset indicates the seasonal primary productivity hotspots of ocean surface waters. They are derived from MODIS (aqua) images using NASA's SeaDAS image processing software. The monthly chlorophyll a images between July 2002 and August 2014 are used to identify the primary productivity hotspots of the four austral seasons: winter (June, July, and August), spring (September, October and November), summer (December, January and February) and autumn (March, April and May). The extent of the dataset covers the entire Australian EEZ and surrounding waters (including the southern ocean). The value (between 0 and 1.0) of the dataset represents the likelihood of the location being a primary productivity hotspot. This research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub through Project D1.

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Title MODIS Derived Primary Productivity: Seasonal Hotspots
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/019f8aa0-9a8c-4c34-b8ee-99ec1678b1d0
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 01/07/2002 - 31/12/2016
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
{
  "coordinates": [
    [
      [
        80.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        -60.0
      ],
      [
        180.0,
        10.0
      ],
      [
        80.0,
        10.0
      ],
      [
        80.0,
        -60.0
      ]
    ]
  ],
  "type": "Polygon"
}
Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "MODIS Derived Primary Productivity: Seasonal Hotspots". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/modis-derived-primary-productivity-seasonal-hotspots3