Technical Documents

1. NASA Technical Reports
2. User's Guides
3. White Papers
4. MODIS Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents
5. Sensor Spectral Information

1. NASA Technical Reports

• Atmospheric Correction for Satellite Ocean Color Radiometry

Ocean Optics Protocols for Satellite Ocean Color Sensor Validation

• Volume I - Introduction, Background and Conventions
• Volume II - Instrument Specifications, Characterization and Calibration
• Volume III - Radiometric Measurements and Data Analysis Protocols
• Volume IV - Inherent Optical Properties: Instruments, Characterizations, Field Measurements and Data Analysis
• Volume IV - Errata
• Volume V - Biogeochemical and Bio-Optical Measurements and Data Analysis
• Volume VI - Special Topics in Ocean Optics Protocols and Appendices
• Volume VI - Special Topics in Ocean Optics Protocols, Part 2

High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Round-Robin

• The First SeaWiFS HPLC Analysis Round-Robin Experiment (SeaHARRE-1)
• The Second SeaWiFS HPLC Analysis Round-Robin Experiment (SeaHARRE-2)
• The Third SeaWiFS HPLC Analysis Round-Robin Experiment (SeaHARRE-3)
• The Fourth SeaWiFS HPLC Analysis Round-Robin Experiment (SeaHARRE-4)
• The Fifth SeaWiFS HPLC Analysis Round-Robin Experiment (SeaHARRE-5) - workshop summary
• The Fifth SeaWiFS HPLC Analysis Round-Robin Experiment (SeaHARRE-5) - Technical Memo
• CHORS HPLC Processing Issue

SeaWiFS Technical Memoranda Series

• Pre-launch Series
• Post-launch Series

SIMBIOS Program

• SIMBIOS Proposal (NASA/TM 2002-210008)
• MODIS Validation, Data Merger and Other Activities Accomplished by the SIMBIOS Project: 2002-2003
• The SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS): Current Architecture and Implementation
• Sources Of Variability In Chlorophyll Analysis By Fluorometry and
  High Performance Liquid Chromatography In a SIMBIOS Inter-Calibration Exercise
• The First SIMBIOS Radiometric Intercomparison (SIMRIC-1), April-September 2001
• The Second SIMBIOS Radiometric Intercomparison (SIMRIC-2), March-November 2002
• In Situ Aerosol Optical Thickness Collected by the SIMBIOS Program (1997-2000): Protocols, and Data QC and Analysis

SIMBIOS Annual Reports

• 1998 SIMBIOS Annual Report - NASA/TM--1999-208645
• 1999 SIMBIOS Annual Report - NASA/TM--1999-209486
• 2000 SIMBIOS Annual Report - NASA/TM--2001-209976
• 2001 SIMBIOS Annual Report - NASA/TM--2002-210005
• 2002 SIMBIOS Annual Report - NASA/TM--2003-211622

2. User's Guides

Science Data Management

• OBPG Data Management Plan

Data Format Documents

• MODIS Level-1A format
• SeaWiFS Level-1A format
• CZCS Level 1A format
• MODIS Aqua Level-1B format
• VIIRS Level-1 Data Product User Guide
• Ocean Level-2 Data Product format
• Ocean Level-2 Browse file format
• Ocean Level-3 Binned Data format
• Ocean Level-3 SMI Data format
• Sensor Spectral Response Functions
• SeaBASS Validation Description
• Land Mask Format (deprecated)

3. White Papers

• The SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS): Current Architecture and Implementation
• Advances in Measuring the Apparent Optical Properties (AOPs) of Optically Complex Waters
• A Comprehensive Plan for the Long-Term Calibration and Validation of Oceanic Biogeochemical Satellite Data
• An Advance Plan for NASA's Ocean Biology and Biogeochemistry Research
• Carbon Cycle & Ecosystems Roadmap
• Science and Observation Recommendations for Future NASA Carbon Cycle Research
• Cost Analysis for a Recommended NASA Carbon Cycle Initiative
• Approach for the long-term spatial and temporal evaluation of ocean color satellite data products in a coastal environment
• Recent advances in the operational vicarious calibration of visible and near-infrared ocean color satellite radiometry

4. MODIS Algorithm and Theoretical Basis Documents

NOTE: The following documents are for historical purposes only.

While the information contained below may be valid, the most current description of the science algorithms is available under the Algorithm Descriptions section of this website.

• Bio-Optical Algorithms — Case 1 Waters
• Normalized Water-leaving Radiance
• Case 2 Chlorophyll a
• Instantaneous Photosynthetically Available Radiation and Absorbed Radiation by Phytoplankton
• MODIS Clear Water Epsilons
• Chlorophyll Fluorescence
• Detached Coccolith Concentration
• Ocean Primary Productivity
• Infrared Sea Surface Temperature Algorithm
• Processing Framework and Match-up Database
• Phycoerythrin Pigment Concentration
• Level 1A Earth Location

5. Sensor Spectral Information

• Spectral sources and spectral integration method
• Spectral response functions and bandpass-integrated quantities