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Hello,

Our MERRA-2 data specialists will be examining your question. I have brought it to their attention.

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Please inform us what data you are working with so that we can direct your question to the proper data specialists. Thank you!

Note that the data processing delay is also affecting Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS) data.

Hello, thank you for your question. Yes, this is temporary, but there is not a set date for the resolution of the problem. Please read our alert message for more information. https://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/information/alerts?title=OMI%20data%20outage%2Fdelay

The GES DISC offers spatial subsetting for many datasets, accessible through the main data ordering interface. First search for the datasets of interest, using keywords in the search box on the home page. In the returned list, if the words "Subset/Get Data" appear under the dataset name, t...

By the way, here is the OBDAAC page on the PIC algorithm, if you have not seen it earlier.

https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/resources/atbd/pic/

At this point you have gone beyond my basic understanding of the PIC algorithm, so I would recommend further correspondence with the OBDAAC staff. I will add the "OBDAAC" tag to this thread. It is my expectation that the chl-a product does not provide a good estimate of chlorophyll in Ehux.

That's a good question. As I recall, the high reflectivity of the coccolithophores makes it difficult to properly estimate chlorophyll in cocco blooms. I think (though I can be corrected) that chl-a processing includes a coccolithophore bloom mask because of that interference. I.e., so much light is...

Thank you for that information. The sea salt bin definitions are listed in this document:

https://gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov/reanalysis/MERRA-2/FAQ/Dust.pdf

Please reply for further information and assistance, if necessary.

Regarding your question, can you provide a MERRA-2 document or web page where the term "bin" is used? Bin commonly refers to a data storage location in which all valid observations for a particular spatial resolution are kept, until averaging over a time period is performed to provide a va...