Sargassum density and coverage using Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) satellite data from 2001-01-01 to 2018-12-31 (NCEI Accession 0190272)

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This dataset includes the monthly mean Sargassum density/coverage derived from MODIS measurements. The data are stored in netcdf, GeoTIFF, or ascii format. The coverage data range from 2001 to 2018 and the density data range from 2001 to 2010. The location covers from 20°S to 50°N and 98°W to 15°E. The data resolution is 0.5° by 0.5°.

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describedByType	application/octet-steam
identifier	gov.noaa.nodc:0190272
issued	2019-06-14T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage	https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
language	[]
references	[ "https://optics.marine.usf.edu/projects/SaWS.html" ]
rights	otherRestrictions
spatial	15.0,-20.0,-98.0,50.0
temporal	2001-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2018-12-31T00:00:00+00:00

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