Abstract
Ocean Color and Temperature Scanner (OCTS) is a visible and infrared radiometer devoted to frequent global measurement of Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) and sea surface temperature (SST). After a long break of the global ocean-color observation, OCTS reopened it since November, 1996. Initial check of the sensor and preliminary results of Cal/Val have demonstrated availability of the OCTS data for global ocean color research. This article introduces the OCTS sensor, its Cal/Val and its characteristics in terms of oceanography.
