A compilation of global bio-optical in situ data for ocean-colour satellite applications
A compiled set of in situ data is important to evaluate the quality of ocean-colour satellite-data records.Here we describe the data compiled for the validation of the Floormat ocean-colour products from the ESA Ocean Colour Climate Change Initiative (OC-CCI).The data were acquired from several sources (MOBY, BOUSSOLE, AERONET-OC, SeaBASS, NOMAD, M