BackForward Variable: Water-leaving spectral radiance

Definition
Full name Water-leaving spectral radiance
Definition Upward spectral radiance from the ocean surface, i.e. amount of light leaving the ocean per unit area, per wavelength and per solid angle.
Measuring Units W .m-2 . sr-1 .nm-1 Uncertainty Units %
Horizontal Res Units Vertical Res Units
Stability Units (Stability /decade)

 

Comment: Basic measurement for monitoring the ocean colour, which can inform on ocean plankton concentration
Last modified: 2019-10-15
Applied in OSCAR/Space Gap Analysis: No
Classification
  • Domain: Ocean
    • Sub-domain: Ocean
      • Variable: Water-leaving spectral radiance
        • Measured in Layers:
          • Sea surface
  • Cross-cutting themes:

Requirements defined for Water-leaving spectral radiance  (1)

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Note: In reading the values, goal is marked blue, breakthrough green and threshold orange

Id Variable Layer App Area Uncertainty Stability / decade Hor Res Ver Res Obs Cyc Timeliness Coverage Conf Level Val Date Source
853 Water-leaving spectral radiance Sea surface Climate Monitoring (GCOS) 5 % 4  24 h Global reasonable 2019-10-15 GCOS-200: The Global Observing System for Climate: Implementation Needs (Published 2016)