EO·Atlas
Topic . Ocean
Marine primary production
Marine primary production monitoring estimates phytoplankton biomass, chlorophyll-a, productivity anomalies, and carbon-cycle context from ocean-colour observations and primary-production models.[1][2] Chlorophyll-a is the main satellite product used to represent phytoplankton biomass in primary-productivity estimation and biogeochemical models.[1] NASA global chlorophyll maps use MODIS Aqua observations to show phytoplankton-rich regions and seasonal productivity patterns.[2] ESA Ocean Colour CCI provides multi-mission climate records of chlorophyll and related ocean-colour products used for primary-production science.[3][4]
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Services & platforms — 2
Services & platforms 2
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Sources
- [1]NASA Ocean Color product suites and primary productivity contextagency doc2026-05-27
- [2]NASA Earth Observatory chlorophyll global mapsagency doc2026-05-27
- [3]ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiativeagency doc2026-05-27
- [4]Copernicus description of Ocean Colour CCIagency doc2026-05-27
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Marine primary production. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-27. https://eo-atlas.org/topics/marine-primary-production (CC BY 4.0)
BibTeX
@misc{eoatlas:topics:marine-primary-production,
title = {Marine primary production},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
year = {2026},
note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-27. CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/topics/marine-primary-production}
}