Coastal and freshwater eutrophication

Data source provider

MODIS Aqua and Terra satellites

Use cases

Climate-related disclosures, Exposure quantification, Macro-economic modelling, Product development, Scenario analysis

Data group

Pollution

Metric Type

Physical vulnerability

Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference

1. United Nation Environmental Protection (UNEP)
2. United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Unit (e.g. CO2)

Eutrophication data- ug/l (micrograms per litre) or ppb (parts per billion)

Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)

By Country

Time horizon

Backward-looking

Link

https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/chlor_a.php

Frequency

Daily

Time series

2002-current

Accessibility

Public

Observation on data availability/gaps

This algorithm returns the near-surface concentration of chlorophyll-a (chlor_a) in mg m-3. The algorithm is applicable to all current ocean color sensors. The chlor_a product is included as part of the standard Level-2 OC product suite and the Level-3 CHL product suite.