MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS): Level 2 reprocessed retrieved parameters products

The Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) is one of the ten instruments on board the Envisat satellite launched on the 28th of February 2002 from Kourou (French Guyana) and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). MERIS is a 68.5 deg field-of-view nadir-pointing imaging spectrometer which measures the solar radiation reflected by the Earth in 15 spectral bands (visible and near-infrared). It obtains a global coverage of the Earth in 3 days. Its main objective is to measure the sea colour and quantify the ocean chlorophyll content and sediment, thus providing information on the ocean carbon cycle and thermal regime. It is also used to derive the cloud top height, cloud optical thickness, aerosol and water vapour column. The ground spatial resolution of the instrument is 260 m x 290 m. Only reduced resolution data (1.04 km x 1.16 km) are archived at the NEODC.

This dataset contains Level 2 retrieved parameters MERIS product.

Date (Publication): 2007-12-10T15:24:56

Date (Creation): 2007-12-10T15:24:56

Citation identifier: https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/0473312cdc5748edb4c98da4a2553a91

Citation identifier: NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) / 0473312cdc5748edb4c98da4a2553a91

Point of contact

Organisation name	Electronic mail address	Role
European Space Agency (ESA)	unknown	Author
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)	neodc@rl.ac.uk	Custodian
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)	neodc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor
European Space Agency (ESA)	unknown	Principal investigator
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)	neodc@rl.ac.uk	pointofContact
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)	neodc@rl.ac.uk	Publisher

Maintenance and update frequency: Not planned

Update scope: Dataset

Keywords

MERIS
Global Radiances
Sea Colour
Ocean Chlorophyll Content
Sediment
Cloud Parameters

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

orthoimagery

Access constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.

Use constraints: Other restrictions

Other constraints: Under the following licence https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/licences/specific_licences/meris.pdf, appropriate use of these data may fall under unstated, specific and academic use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record.

Spatial representation type: Grid

Language: English

Topic category

Imagery base maps earth cover

Begin date: 2002-04-08T23:00:00

End date: 2007-03-09T23:59:59

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84

Distribution format

Name	Version
Data are Envisat PDS formatted.

Distributor contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/0473312cdc5748edb4c98da4a2553a91	CEDA Data Catalogue Page

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	http://data.ceda.ac.uk/neodc/meris/data/l2/reprocessed	DOWNLOAD

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/envisat	ENVISAT MERIS instrument website at ESA

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Statement: Data acquired directly from European Space Agency (ESA) via a number of routes: File Transfer Protocol (FTP), Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape transfer and Data Dissemination Service (DDS) link.

Metadata

File identifier: 0473312cdc5748edb4c98da4a2553a91 XML

Metadata language: English

Character set: UTF8

Parent identifier: MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) on-board the European Space Agency (ESA) Envisat Satellite: Global Radiances, Sea Colour, Ocean Chlorophyll Content, Sediment and Cloud Parameters
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Hierarchy level: Dataset

Date stamp: 2025-08-20T02:11:06

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

Metadata author

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC)		neodc@rl.ac.uk	Point of contact

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