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Adaptive Ecosystem Climatology Beta 4 Model and Satellite Climatology

Published by DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2014-09-23T00:00:00.000+00:00
The Adaptive Ecosystem Climatology (AEC) is produced by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL). It consists of two datasets covering multiple regions of the ocean. One is a climatology derived from satellite data, the other is a climatology derived from a computer model of parts of the ocean that simulates physical and biological phenomena. The satellite climatology has data for chlorophyll concentration and sea surface temperature. The model climatology has fields for sea surface height, temperature, current, and concentrations of various types of plankton on the surface and underwater. Spatial resolution ranges from 1km to 4km depending on the product. These data are in NetCDF version 3 format with metadata attributes included.

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Earth Science > Climate Indicators > Atmospheric/Ocean Indicators > Surface Salinity Earth Science > Oceans > Sea Surface Topography > Sea Surface Height Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Circulation > Ocean Currents Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Plankton > Phytoplankton Earth Science > Biological Classification > Plants > Microalgae > Diatoms Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Plankton > Zooplankton Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Pigments > Chlorophyll Oceanic - Surface - Sea-surface Salinity Oceanic - Surface - Phytoplankton Oceanic - Surface - Ocean Colour Oceanic - Surface - Sea-surface Temperature Oceanic - Surface - Sea State Ocean > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Gulf Of Mexico Geographic Region > Northern Hemisphere Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Eastern Pacific Ocean Vertical Location > Sea Surface NOMADS > The NOAA Operational Model Archive and Distribution System MERRA > Modern Era Retrospective-analysis for Research and Applications AVHRR > Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA 1 km - < 10 km or approximately .01 degree - < .09 degree DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC > National Climatic Data Center, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

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