Profiles 🛟
CTD profiles are collected by CCCFA and CFRF vessels while eMOLT profiles are collected by over 100 different fishing vessels throughout the Norteast. All profiles are processed by the CFRF team and made available via their ERDDAP server. Our dashboard uses the 1-meter binned CTD profiles (distinct salinity, temperature, and density values at 1-meter intervals), but complete, continuous CTD profiles are also available on the ERDDAP page. The eMOLT profiles can be downloaded here.
Satellite Data 🛰️
New satellite datasets are downloaded nightly, and the imagery is automatically generated for visualization. The following datasets are included in the dashboard:
- 🌊 Sea Surface Temperature (SST): Sourced from NOAA's VIIRS satellite. The dataset displayed is a 3-day rolling mean, accessible here: SST data.
- 🧂 Sea Surface Salinity (SSS): Provided by NASA's SMAP mission. Our visualization uses an 8-day rolling mean. More details can be found here: SSS data.
- 🌿 Chlorophyll-a: Sourced from the Copernicus Glob-Colour processor. Dataset description and download instructions are available here. This is a daily product rather than a multi-day mean, so it is often impacted by cloud cover.