The Coastal Zone Color Scanner (CZCS) was an Earth-observing satellite instrument developed for the purpose of monitoring and measuring ocean color, which reflects the concentration of phytoplankton, suspended sediments, and dissolved organic materials in coastal waters. Launched on the Nimbus-7 satellite by NASA in 1978, the CZCS was one of the first instruments specifically designed to quantify the optical properties of the ocean.
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