Sargassum Floating Algae Index Detection - MODIS Aqua

Composite maps of sargassum detection index NFAI (Normalized Floating Algae Index).

Daily gridded products provided in delayed time from December 2020 to a month before current date, made available as part of SeSaM SCO project (https://www.spaceclimateobservatory.org/sesam) . Each map represents the sargassum presence (through normalized floatting alguae index) at 0.0025° (high) or 0.01° (low) resolutions.

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Additional information

Temporal extent2020-12-07 – ongoing
Date (creation)2025-01-13
Date (publication)2025-02-17
StatusonGoing
Update frequencyasNeeded
Metadata languagefr
LicenseLicence ouverte
Source metadataISO 19115 XML
Last updated2026-11-04
Created2026-11-04
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