Creator: OB_DAAC
Keywords: Ocean Chemistry,Ocean Optics,Ocean Temperature,Salinity/Density

Data at a Glance

Description

Measurements made in the Gulf of Guinea off of west-central Africa in 2007 as part of the fifth cruise in the EGEE project (Gulf of Guinea climate and ocean circulation study, which is the oceanographic strand of the AMMA -African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analyses program).

Product Summary

Platforms

Buoys ,

MOORINGS ,

Water-based Platforms ,

AUVS ,

ROVS ,

Ships

Spatial Extent

N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180

Coordinate System

CARTESIAN

Granule Spatial Representation

CARTESIAN

Temporal Extent

2007-06-06 to Present

Data Partner

Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center (OB.DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/OB.DAAC) ,

SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System, Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/GCDC/SeaBASS)

Concept ID

C1633360227-OB_DAAC

Data State

ACTIVE

Number of Files/Granules

Processing Level

Science Keywords

Ocean Chemistry ,

Ocean Optics ,

Ocean Temperature ,

Salinity/Density

Citation

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SeaBASS. (2007). EGEE5 [Data set]. NASA Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.5067/SEABASS/EGEE5/DATA001 Date Accessed: 2026-11-03

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