Monthly mean of Suspended Particulate Matter (2002-2012) using Han (2016) algorithm for coastal areas, at global scale, for MERIS sensor, with POLYMER atmospheric corrections. Ref: Bing Han, Hubert Loisel, Vincent Vantrepotte, Xavier Mériaux, Philippe Bryère,Sylvain Ouillon, David Dessailly, Qianguo Xing and Jianhua Zhu. Development of a Semi-Analytical Algorithm for the Retrieval of Suspended Particulate Matter rom Remote Sensing over Clear to Very Turbid Waters Remote Sens. 8, 211; doi:10.3390/rs8030211 2016

Monthly mean of diffuse attenuation coefficient (Kd) at 490nm (2002-2012), from Jamet et al (2012), for coastal areas, at global scale, for MERIS sensor, with POLYMER atmospheric corrections. Ref: Jamet et al, Retrieval of the spectral diffuse attenuation coefficient Kd(l) in open and coastal ocean waters using a neural network inversion, J. Geophys. Res., 117, C10023, doi:10.1029/2012JC008076.

Monthly mean of Dissolved Organic Carbone (DOC) (2002-2012) for coastal areas, at global scale, for MERIS sensor, with POLYMER atmospheric corrections. Ref: V Vantrepotte, F Danhiez, H Loisel, S Ouillon, X Mériaux, A Cauvin and D Dessailly. CDOM-DOC relationship in contrasted coastalwaters: implication for DOC retrieval from ocean color remote sensing observation. OPTICS EXPRESS 33 Vol. 23, No. 1 DOI:10.1364/OE.23.000033 2015

Monthly mean of absorption coefficient minus water absorption (anw) at 412nm (2002-2012) for coastal areas, at global scale, for MERIS sensor, with POLYMER atmospheric corrections. Ref: Loisel (in prep)

Monthly mean of chlorophyll-a (2002-2012) from Gohin (2002), for coastal areas, at global scale, for MERIS sensor, with POLYMER atmospheric corrections. Ref: F. Gohin , J. N. Druon & L. Lampert, A five channel chlorophyll concentration algorithm applied to SeaWiFS data processed by SeaDAS in coastal waters. IJRS Volume 23, 2002 - Issue 8 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431160110071879 2002

Monthly mean of colored dissolved organic matter absorption (acdom) at 412 nm (2002-2012) for coastal areas, at global scale, for MERIS sensor, with POLYMER atmospheric corrections. Ref: V Vantrepotte, F Danhiez, H Loisel, S Ouillon, X Mériaux, A Cauvin and D Dessailly. CDOM-DOC relationship in contrasted coastalwaters: implication for DOC retrieval from ocean color remote sensing observation. OPTICS EXPRESS 33 Vol. 23, No. 1 DOI:10.1364/OE.23.000033 2015

Monthly mean of backscattering coefficient (bbp) at 490nm (2002-2012) for coastal areas, at global scale, for MERIS sensor, with POLYMER atmospheric corrections. Ref: Loisel in prep.