Mediterranean Sea, Bio-Geo-Chemical, L4, monthly means, daily gapfree and climatology Satellite Observations (Near Real Time) OC-CNR-ROMA-IT Oceanographic geographical features satellite-observation mass_concentration_of_chlorophyll_a_in_sea_water volume_attenuation_coefficient_of_downwelling_radiative_flux_in_sea_water near-real-time marine-safety marine-resources weather-climate-and-seasonal-forecasting coastal-marine-environment mediterranean-sea Level 4 Not Applicable '''Short description:'''For the '''Mediterranean Sea''' Ocean '''Satellite Observations''', the Italian National Research Council (CNR – Rome, Italy), is providing '''Bio-Geo_Chemical (BGC)''' regional datasets:* '''''plankton''''' with the phytoplankton chlorophyll concentration (CHL) evaluated via region-specific algorithms (Case 1 waters: Volpe et al., 2019, with new coefficients; Case 2 waters, Berthon and Zibordi, 2004), and the interpolated '''gap-free''' Chl concentration (to provide a ""cloud free"" product) estimated by means of a modified version of the DINEOF algorithm (Volpe et al., 2018)* '''''transparency''''' with the diffuse attenuation coefficient of light at 490 nm (KD490) (for '''""multi'''"" observations achieved via region-specific algorithm, Volpe et al., 2019)'''Upstreams''': SeaWiFS, MODIS, MERIS, VIIRS-SNPP & JPSS1, OLCI-S3A & S3B for the '''""multi""''' products, and OLCI-S3A & S3B for the '''""olci""''' products'''Temporal resolutions''': monthly and daily (for '''""gap-free""''' data)'''Spatial resolutions''': 1 km for '''""multi""''' and 300 meters for '''""olci""'''To find this product in the catalogue, use the search keyword '''""OCEANCOLOUR_MED_BGC_L4_NRT""'''.'''DOI (product) :''' https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00298 2013-03-13T00:00:00.00Z series OCEANCOLOUR_MED_BGC_L4_NRT_009_142 eng No limitations on public access