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Vietnam satellite images! 21 Oct 2008

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October 22, 2008

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Detail on the Satellite Images

Satellite: MODIS Aqua

Application: Ocean

Parameter:

chlor_a
- sea surface chlorophyll a (mg m-3)
- It is a proxy to the abundance of phytoplankton in the ocean

nLw 551
- Normalized Water Leaving Radiance at 551 nm
- It is used to identify the turbid water area. When nLw 551 is high, it will cause the over-estimation of the chlor_a

sst
- sea surface temperature (celcius)
- It is used to determine the upwelling areas

TC_ClOUD
- true color satellite image
- It is good reference for cloud and turbid water

Image provided by NASA GSFC, for detail, please visit
http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/