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7. In-situ validation
SeaBASS — NASA bio-Optical Archive and Storage System
NASA OB.DAAC
Specification
- Code
AL22- Reliability
- D In-situ
- Variables delivered
- In-situ chlorophyll-a, Rrs, pigments, phytoplankton counts
- Resolution
Point- Cadence
- Per cruise/campaign
- Coverage
- 1980s → present
- Cost
- FREE
- Login required
- Free Earthdata registration
- Latency
- varies
- CSV direct?
- CSV/SB format download
Applicability by site
CHECK FOR BAY OF BENGAL CRUISES — this is your best hope for free validation data
Unlikely to have inland Bangladesh data
Unlikely
Access
- Route
- Web search + FTP download
- Endpoint / asset ID
seabass.gsfc.nasa.gov- Pipeline step
- 6 Validate
- Documentation
- https://seabass.gsfc.nasa.gov/
No automated route. This source is fetched manually:
(manual - SeaBASS).
What to watch for
VALIDATION STATUS
THE validation archive for ocean colour
KNOWN LIMITATION
Coverage of the northern Bay of Bengal is sparse. Search before assuming.