How MODIS processed climatology data

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How MODIS processed climatology data

by nabilanona » Wed Mar 15, 2023 4:54 am America/New_York

I want to use the monthly climatology data of chlorophyll-a concentration from MODIS Level 3 database, is there a document that explain how this data calculated? thank you
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Re: How MODIS processed climatology data

by OB ODPS - towens » Wed Mar 15, 2023 1:54 pm America/New_York

Are you asking how the means are calculated or how chlorophyll-a concentration is calculated?

The mean values are the arithmetic mean of all of the monthly means for that particular month for the entire mission.

The algorithm we use is described here : Chlorophyll a (chlor_a; mg m-3)

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Re: How MODIS processed climatology data

by nabilanona » Wed Mar 15, 2023 10:40 pm America/New_York

Yes, I am asking about how the means are calculated. How about the outliers data? Are the outliers data removed from the arithmatical calculation?

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Re: How MODIS processed climatology data

by OB ODPS - towens » Thu Mar 16, 2023 11:04 am America/New_York

No - they are not trimmed in any way.

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