MODIS Annual Chl Data

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MODIS Annual Chl Data

by zachary.fasnacht » Tue Dec 16, 2025 10:55 am America/New_York

Now that the OBDAAC data has been moved to earthdata, where can I find annual chlorophyll from MODIS. I tried searching for it, but couldn't find the dataset.

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Re: MODIS Annual Chl Data

by OB General Science - guoqingw » Mon Jan 12, 2026 2:35 pm America/New_York

The annual chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) data are included in the MODIS L3m Chl-a collection (DOI: 10.5067/AQUA/MODIS/L3M/CHL/2022.0).

You can identify and filter the annual products by searching for granule IDs that match the pattern:
*.L3m.YR.CHL.chlor_a.*

For additional details on the naming structure, this page may be helpful:
https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/resources/docs/filenaming-convention/

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