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Input Data: BBP

2160 by 4320 Monthly HDF files from SeaWiFS r2022 (GIOP) Data

note: all data updated 06.30.2023 using the new SeaWiFS.r2022 reprocessing results

To get these data, please click on the file name(s) that you have selected and save locally on your computer. The individual hdf files are gzipped (use gunzip to uncompress) and the tar files contain gzipped hdf files.

different grid size or timestep?

Data Selection

You can either download annual tar files with the data we have for each year, or you can access individual monthly files at the end of this page.

Annual Tar Files

bbp.s.giop.1997.tar• 1997 data: ~   46 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.1998.tar• 1998 data: ~ 184 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.1999.tar• 1999 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2000.tar• 2000 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2001.tar• 2001 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2002.tar• 2002 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2003.tar• 2003 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2004.tar• 2004 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2005.tar• 2005 data: ~ 186 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2006.tar• 2006 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2007.tar• 2007 data: ~ 185 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2008.tar• 2008 data: ~   76 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2009.tar• 2009 data: ~   64 MB of compressed data
bbp.s.giop.2010.tar• 2010 data: ~ 140 MB of compressed data

hdf file naming convention

bbp.yyyyddd.hdf.gz

bbp = particulate backscatter (units of 1 / m )
yyyy = year
ddd= day of year of the start of each monthly file
hdf = file type
gz = compressed with gzip (uncompress with gunzip)

The hdf files have metadata contained within them, which can be examined, for example, with program "ncdump".

clouds have been filled in the input data using our own gap-filling software.

For citation, please reference the Ocean Productivity site for the data.

Monthly Files

 200220032004200520062007200820092010
January 2002001 2003001 2004001 2005001 2006001 2007001----- 2009001 2010001
February 2002032 2003032 2004032 2005032 2006032 2007032----- 2009032 2010032
March 2002060 2003060 2004061 2005060 2006060 2007060----- 2009060 2010060
April 2002091 2003091 2004092 2005091 2006091 2007091----- 2009091 2010091
May 2002121 2003121 2004122 2005121 2006121 2007121 2008122----- 2010121
June 2002152 2003152 2004153 2005152 2006152 2007152---------------
July 2002182 2003182 2004183 2005182 2006182 2007182---------------
August 2002213 2003213 2004214 2005213 2006213 2007213---------- 2010213
September 2002244 2003244 2004245 2005244 2006244 2007244 2008245----- 2010244
October 2002274 2003274 2004275 2005274 2006274 2007274 2008275----- 2010274
November 2002305 2003305 2004306 2005305 2006305 2007305 2008306----- 2010305
December 2002335 2003335 2004336 2005335 2006335 2007335 2008336----------


Last modified: 30 June 2023
by:  Robert O'Malley

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