Global floating algae maps

Figshare 2026 Dataset Open access

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Authors: Chuanmin Hu, Lin Qi, Menghua Wang, Brian Barnes, Douglas Capone, Joaquim Goes, Edward Carpenter, Yuyuan Xie
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.28139492
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Abstract

This dataset provides the annual mean and climatological monthly mean distribution of floating algae density in global oceans, including Sargassum fluitans/natans, Ulva prolifera, Sargassum horneri, Trichodesmium, Green Noctiluca, and other dinoflagellates and cyanobacteria, derived from 1.2 million MODIS Aqua Level-2 images spanning 2003 to 2022.

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Figshare
Publication date
1 January 2026
Document type
Dataset