PACE OCI Level-3 Global Binned Closed-Loop Ocean Simulation for Evaluation Data, version 3.1

Products include hyperspectral remote sensing reflectance, chlorophyll-a concentration, diffuse attenuation coefficients, aerosol optical properties, and derived absorption and backscattering properties.

These data support statistical analysis, evaluation of spatial aggregation effects, and generation of Level-3 mapped products. Geophysical variables in this suite include: - Rrs_346 through Rrs_719 — Hyperspectral remote sensing reflectance at OCI wavelengths (sr⁻¹) - chlor_a — Chlorophyll-a concentration (mg m⁻³) - Kd — Diffuse attenuation coefficients (m⁻¹) - a — Total absorption (m⁻¹) - adg — Absorption due to colored dissolved and detrital material (m⁻¹) - aph — Absorption due to phytoplankton (m⁻¹) - bb — Total backscattering (m⁻¹) - bbp — Particulate backscattering (m⁻¹) - angstrom — Aerosol Ångström exponent - aot_865 — Aerosol optical thickness at 865 nm - BinIndex and BinList — Level-3 bin indexing and observation-assignment information