Articles | Volume 15, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-127-2019
https://doi.org/10.5194/os-15-127-2019
Research article
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12 Feb 2019
Research article |  | 12 Feb 2019

Mediterranean ocean colour Level 3 operational multi-sensor processing

Gianluca Volpe, Simone Colella, Vittorio E. Brando, Vega Forneris, Flavio La Padula, Annalisa Di Cicco, Michela Sammartino, Marco Bracaglia, Florinda Artuso, and Rosalia Santoleri

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AR by Gianluca Volpe on behalf of the Authors (29 Nov 2018)  Author's response   Manuscript 
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (30 Nov 2018) by Pierre-Yves Le Traon
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (18 Dec 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (21 Dec 2018) by Pierre-Yves Le Traon
AR by Gianluca Volpe on behalf of the Authors (09 Jan 2019)  Author's response 
ED: Publish as is (20 Jan 2019) by Pierre-Yves Le Traon
AR by Gianluca Volpe on behalf of the Authors (23 Jan 2019)
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This work fully describes all the technical steps that are currently put in place in the context of the European Copernicus Marine Environment and Monitoring Service to make ocean colour data freely available to the general public. These data are useful for mapping phytoplankton dynamics on a daily and basin scale. The multi-sensor output compares well to data collected during dedicated field cruises, proving that the operational product can be successfully used for environmental monitoring.