Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived color index (CI), frontal density, and sea surface temperature (SST) in the Gulf of Mexico between 2016-01-01 and 2018-12-31

This dataset contains Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)-derived color index (CI), frontal density, and sea surface temperature (SST) in the Gulf of Mexico, at 1,1, and 4-km spatial resolutions, respectively, at monthly temporal resolution. These products were processed and distributed by Optical Oceanography Lab (https://optics.marine.usf.edu/) at University of South Florida. The original data have been sub-setted to the Gulf of Mexico region (18N to 31N and 98W to 79W) to calculate the monthly mean CI distributions, frontal index, and SST over the 2016-2018 period. Figures illustrating the CI distributions, frontal density, and SST for the Gulf of Mexico region are included for all data.