SISCAL ALGORITHMS

MERIS

Product

Algorithm

Unit

SEC, Secchi depth

JC1, Secchi depth (obtained from SeaWiFS KDD)

m

CHL, Chlorophyll-a concentration

EC1, Pigment concentration, OC4v4 algorithm

mg/m^3

MAR, Marine reflectance at 550nm

XG1, Extract marine reflectance at 550nm

%

CHL, Chlorophyll-a concentration

EC2, G/NIR, Pigment concentration (EXPERIMENTAL, MERIS only), Sokoletzky algorithm for Lake Kinneret

mg/m^3

CHL, Chlorophyll-a concentration

EG1, Chl-Fluo, Pigment concentration (EXPERIMENTAL, MERIS only), uses Chl. fluorescence

mg/m^3

TSM, Total suspended matter

FA2, Total suspemded matter, DUP-POWERS

g/m^3

CHL, Chlorophyll-a concentration

EE1, Pigment concentration (EXPERIMENTAL, MERIS only), ANN for case 1 waters

mg/m^3

TSM, Total suspended matter

FA3, Total suspended matter, MUMM

g/m^3

TSM, Total suspended matter

FA1, Total suspended matter, Joergensen algorithm for Danish waters

g/m^3

TAI, Top-of-atmosphere image

BG1, Top of atmosphere image, SISCAL specific algorithm

none

KDD, Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490nm

DC1, Diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd) at 490nm, SeaWiFS algorithm

1/m

MODIS

Product

Algorithm

Unit

TSM, Total suspended matter

FA4, Total suspended matter, Clark, MODIS SeaDAS 4.8.4

g/m^3

SST, Sea surface temperature

GH1 - Sea Surface Temperature calibrated to the Dead Sea

°C

SST, Sea surface temperature

GH2 - Sea Surface Temperature calibrated to Lake Kinneret

°C

SST, Sea surface temperature

GH3 - Sea Surface Temperature calibrated to the Levant margin

°C

SST, Sea surface temperature

GG5, Sea surface temperature, MODIS SeaDAS 4.8.4

°C

SST, Sea surface temperature

GG4, Sea surface temperature, MODIS split window, SISCAL specific noise reduction

°C

SST, Sea surface temperature

GH1, Sea surface temperature, MODIS calibrated to the Dead Sea

°C

SST, Sea surface temperature

GH2, Sea surface temperature, MODIS calibrated to Lake Kinneret

°C

CHL, Chlorophyll-a concentration

EC3, Pigment concentration, OC3M, MODIS SeaDAS 4.8.4

mg/m^3

KDD, Diffuse attenuation coefficient at 490nm

DC2, Diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd), MODIS SeaDAS 4.8.4

1/m

SEC, Secchi depth

JC2, Secchi depth, based on Kd from MODIS SeaDAS 4.8.4

m

TAI, Top-of-atmosphere image

BG1, Top of atmosphere image, SISCAL

none