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The Particle Size Distribution Slope (<math>\xi</math>) and Particle
 
The Particle Size Distribution Slope (<math>\xi</math>) and Particle
differential Number concentration N<sub>o</sub> (for D<sub>o</sub>=2<math>\mu</math>m) were calculated following Kostadinov ''et.al.'' 2009 <ref>Kostadinov, T.S., D.A.Siegel, & S. Maritorena (2009) Retrieval of the particle size distribution from satellite ocean color observations. ''J. Geophys. Res.,114,'' C09015,doi:10.1029/2009JC005303.</ref>
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differential Number concentration N<sub>o</sub> (for D<sub>o</sub>=2<math>\mu</math>m) were calculated following Kostadinov ''et.al.'' 2009.
  
 
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here YYYYdddYYYYddd is the  year and 3-digit day-of-year, for the start and end of the month long composite file.
 
here YYYYdddYYYYddd is the  year and 3-digit day-of-year, for the start and end of the month long composite file.
 
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each netcdf (V4 "classic") file contains the variables Xi (<math>\xi</math>)and logNo
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each netcdf (V4 "classic") file contains the variables Xi (<math>\xi</math>) and logNo (<math>log_{10}(N_o</math>)  in the 2160x4320 [http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/ocformats.html#6 SMI format]  these are
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single floats with a fill value of -999.
  
(<math>log_{10}(N_o</math>)  in the 2160x4320 [http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/DOCS/ocformats.html#6 SMI format]  these are
 
single floats with a fill value of -999.
 
  
  
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References: Kostadinov, T.S., D.A.Siegel, & S. Maritorena (2009) Retrieval of the particle size distribution from satellite ocean color observations. ''J. Geophys. Res.,114,'' C09015,doi:10.1029/2009JC005303
  
References: <references/>
 
 
== Data (link to FTP site) ==
 
== Data (link to FTP site) ==
 
* [ftp://ftp.oceancolor.ucsb.edu//pub/org/oceancolor/MEaSUREs/PSD/  SeaWiFS-based monthly PSD]
 
* [ftp://ftp.oceancolor.ucsb.edu//pub/org/oceancolor/MEaSUREs/PSD/  SeaWiFS-based monthly PSD]

Latest revision as of 10:57, 16 February 2012

PSD Product Description

under construction


<math>N(D)=N_o \left ( \frac{D}{D_o} \right )^\xi</math>


The Particle Size Distribution Slope (<math>\xi</math>) and Particle differential Number concentration No (for Do=2<math>\mu</math>m) were calculated following Kostadinov et.al. 2009.


The method was applied to SeaWiFS L3 monthly Rrs


file naming convention uses most of the original SeaWiFS file name, replacing RRS_rrs_*_9km.bz2 with .XiNo.nc.

SYYYYdddYYYYddd.L3m_MO.XiNo.nc


here YYYYdddYYYYddd is the year and 3-digit day-of-year, for the start and end of the month long composite file.
each netcdf (V4 "classic") file contains the variables Xi (<math>\xi</math>) and logNo (<math>log_{10}(N_o</math>) in the 2160x4320 SMI format these are single floats with a fill value of -999.


References: Kostadinov, T.S., D.A.Siegel, & S. Maritorena (2009) Retrieval of the particle size distribution from satellite ocean color observations. J. Geophys. Res.,114, C09015,doi:10.1029/2009JC005303

Data (link to FTP site)