Abstract
While satellite ocean color remote sensing is not a direct measurement, it is the only way to obtain spatial distribution of biological and environmental fields from coastal to the global basin scales. This paper introduces the characteristics of a novel ocean color sensor, the theory behind ocean color remote sensing, and the future direction of the data product development, specifically focusing on the Global Change Observation Mission - Climate change observation satellite（GCOM-C）Secondgeneration GLobal Imager（SGLI）, which will be launched in FY2016.
