Sea surface temperature, surface chlorophyll concentration, and diffuse attenuation coefficient (ROPME sea area)

Data provided by:Regional Organization for the Protection of the Marine Environment (ROPME)
Data accessibility:export map
Link to the data:
Data type:hazard specific data
Hazard:Harmful Algal Bloom
Disaster cycle phase:Disaster Risk Management, Response, Recovery
Space-based Information:The ROPME has initiated a regional program and special remote sensing unit for routine monitoring of marine and coastal environments in its regional marine area (the Gulf, Sea of Oman and Arabian Sea), which is conventionally, known as ROPME Sea Area.

This program relies essentially on processing and utilization of real-time and near-real time satellite data from NASA’s MODIS sensor that is being received through the MODIS Direct Broadcast Receiving Station. This station has been installed at ROPME Secretariat in Al-Jabriya, Kuwait in early 2003 and still operative since that data. The station is being operated and managed by the experts of the Remote Sensing Unit (RSU) and routinely receives satellite data only from MODIS sensor onboard Terra and Aqua satellites.

The RSU also provides a guidance and advice to the national focal points and other concerned authorities in case they need further information on status of the marine environment in their territorial waters or regional seas.
Satellites and Sensors:Aqua, Terra
Spatial coverage:Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates
Temporal coverage:Near-real time
Costs:free
Contact:Contact
Restrictions/ Citation of the dataset:

Data sharing to non-members is so far not clear.