| Data Set | MERIS Level-3 Binned ZLEE Data Version 2022 |
| DOI | 10.5067/ENVISAT/MERIS/L3B/ZLEE/2022 |
| Data Citation | Suggested Citation for MERIS: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Ocean Ecology Laboratory, Ocean Biology Processing Group. Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) ZLEE Data; 2022 Reprocessing. NASA OB.DAAC, Greenbelt, MD, USA. doi: 10.5067/ENVISAT/MERIS/L3B/ZLEE/2022. Accessed on 06/02/2023 For further information, please refer to our Citations page. |
| Sensor Summary | The Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) is a programmable, medium-spectral resolution, imaging spectrometer operating in the solar reflective spectral range. Fifteen spectral bands can be selected by ground command. The instrument scans the Earth's surface by the so called "push-broom" method. Linear CCD arrays provide spatial sampling in the across-track direction, while the satellite's motion provides scanning in the along-track direction. MERIS is designed so that it can acquire data over the Earth whenever illumination conditions are suitable. The instrument's 68.5° field of view around nadir covers a swath width of 1150 km. This wide field of view is shared between five identical optical modules arranged in a fan shape configuration. |
| Data Record Period | Our set of data records covers the entire routine operations period from 2002-04-29 to 2012-04-08. |
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