Selecting Dates

The west coast of tasmania is often cloudy.

Finding dates with little cloud cover was necessary.

MODIS Chlorophyl

Using knowledge about upwelling and the low resolution data available here I was able to select 2 dates approximately 6 months apart.

Once I selected a date, I downloaded the A200xxxxxxxxxxx.L2_LAC_OC.bz2. This has all the band I am interested and a bit more.

Now I need to investigate

• if and how the atomsphere has been accounted for.
• reporjection