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Coastal Atmosphere and Sea Time Series (CoASTS) and Bio-Optical mapping of Marine Properties (BiOMaP): the CoASTS-BiOMaP dataset
Giuseppe Zibordi
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Southeastern Universities Research Association, Washington, DC 20005, USA
Jean-François Berthon
Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Ispra, Italy
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The Coastal Atmosphere and Sea Time Series (CoASTS) and Bio-Optical mapping of Marine Properties (BiOMaP) programs produced bio-optical data supporting satellite ocean color applications across European seas for almost 2 decades. CoASTS and BiOMaP applied equal standardized instruments, measurement methods, quality control schemes and processing codes to ensure temporal and spatial consistency with data products.
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