How to cite products and assistance given on the forum

[cassandra21]

Hi

As I am working on my research articles, I would like to cite the MODIS-Aqua products. I read the "How to cite" post and I assume this is what it should look like... however, I haven't been able to find the doi for these two products. Can you please help me?

If there are any errors in the citations, please let me know!

NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). (2022). MODIS/Aqua Ocean Color Reprocessing 2022.0, NASA Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: xxx. Accessed January 2023.

NASA Ocean Biology Processing Group (OBPG). (2019). SST Reprocessing 2019.0, NASA Ocean Biology Distributed Active Archive Center. doi: xxx. Accessed January 2023.

I would also like to quote this mathematical expression you gave (see here: viewtopic.php?p=15745#p15745). I gave the credits on my thesis (i.e. equation for "cloud removal" kindly provided by NASA/OB.DAAC.), but I want to cite properly (and acknowledge the help that was provided) and the "How to cite" article doesn't have an example of how we should proceed when citing information given here on the forum. I would really appreciate your help once again!

Thank you very much!

Kind regards,
Cassandra

[OB.DAACx - amscott]

Hi Cassandra,

To answer your first question about citing OB.DAAC datasets. You can find more specific information about the datasets by going to the oceancolor website: https://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov and navigate to About > Missions. From there, you can choose Aqua MODIS, for example. You an click the DOI tab below the description of the mission. There, you will see a list of currently available products. Click a product link from the DOI tab to see the DOI for that product. This can be used to narrow down your citation to a specific product.

For your second question about citing information from the Earthdata Forum, I've reached out to the forum product owner, who will reply to you with the best advice on that.

[ASDC - rkey]

Hello @cassandra21 ,

Please use APA Style when citing from the Earthdata Forum.

• When the real name of the author is known, provide it first, in inverted format, followed by the screen name in brackets.
• When the real name of the author is not known, provide only the screen name without brackets.
• Provide the date of the post
• Provide the title of the post in the title position, up to the first 20 words.
• If it’s a comment, provide up to the first 20 words of the comment
• End with the site name and the URL of the entire thread or specific post if including a comment

Entire Thread
cassandra21. (2024, June 26). Low/Negative SST values in tropical region[Online forum post]. Earthdata Forum. viewtopic.php?t=5639

Comment on a Post
Bailey, S. [OB.DAAC – SeanBailey]. (2024, July 02). Low/Negative SST values in tropical region [Comment on the online forum post Check the flags. If the SST seems unreasonably low, it is likely a cloud. The data are not masked]. Earthdata Forum. viewtopic.php?t=5639#p19480

Best Regards!

[cassandra21]

Thank you both so much! This is such a big help!

[cassandra21]

Hello everyone!

I hope all is well with you. I am having trouble finding the DOI for the SST products as the list of DOIs only includes the 2022 products. Could someone please provide the DOI for the SST 2019 product?

Thank you very much!

Kind regards,
Cassandra