Scott Reef Sea Surface Temperature and Degree Heating Week Time Series Charts - NOAA Twice-Weekly Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Nighttime AVHRR

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Publication_Date: 20001201
Title:
Scott Reef Sea Surface Temperature and Degree Heating Week Time Series Charts - NOAA Twice-Weekly Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Nighttime AVHRR
Edition: One
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: PNG images
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Silver Spring, Maryland, USA
Publisher: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Online_Linkage:
<http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/current/sst_series_24reefs.html>
Online_Linkage:
<http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/current/sst_series_scott_cur.html>
Description:
Abstract:
These web-posted charts show NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW)'s satellite sea surface temperature (SST) time series and coral bleaching Degree Heating Weeks (DHW) time series at a representative satellite pixel location for Scott Reef coral reefs. In each chart, the corresponding thermal condition related to coral bleaching is color-coded based on a CRW standard and plotted below the time series. The time series were extracted from CRW's twice-weekly near-real-time 50 km satellite global nighttime AVHRR SSTs and SST derived DHWs. DHW product is one of CRW's near-real-time satellite coral bleaching monitoring products. DHW, in units of degree Celsius-weeks, are the accumulation of bleaching HotSpot anomalies during the previous 12 weeks whenever the SST equals or exceeds the coral bleaching threshold SST at the pixel. Bleaching HotSpots are SST anomalies exceeding the maximum monthly mean SST (shorten as MMMSST). The MMMSST is the maximum of twelve monthly mean SST climatology values, and the Coral Bleaching Threshold SST is defined as the MMMSST plus one degree Celsius. The MMMSST is location-specific. The time series cover a time period from Dec 2000 through the most recent twice-weekly time period up to near-real-time. Satellite data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on NOAA's Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES) are used to generate AVHRR SST. The near-real-time global SST data and bleaching DHW data and the time series charts for Scott Reef coral reefs are produced twice-weekly on every Tuesday (using AVHRR data from the previous Saturday through Monday) and on every Saturday (using AVHRR data from the previous Tuesday through Friday).
Purpose:
The SST and DHW time series at selected locations, including Scott Reef, were primarily developed for NOAA's Coral Reef Watch (CRW) from satellite data for both monitoring and assessment of coral bleaching. CRW's Other coral bleaching monitoring and assessment products include the SST anomalies, coral bleaching HotSpots, Degree Heating Weeks, Tropical Coral Bleaching Indices.
Supplemental_Information:
These time series are extracted from global SST and DHW data which are displayed at <http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/current/key_sst_50km_field.html> <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_retro.html>
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20001201
Ending_Date: present
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: 121.85
East_Bounding_Coordinate: 121.85
North_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.02
South_Bounding_Coordinate: -14.02
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Theme_Keyword: NOAA
Theme_Keyword: CoRIS
Theme_Keyword: Coral Reef Watch
Theme_Keyword: POES
Theme_Keyword: Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite
Theme_Keyword: chart
Theme_Keyword: figure
Theme_Keyword: oceanography
Theme_Keyword: physical oceanography
Theme_Keyword: time series
Theme_Keyword: monitoring
Theme_Keyword: assessment
Theme_Keyword: remote sensing
Theme_Keyword: satellite
Theme_Keyword: image
Theme_Keyword: map
Theme_Keyword: AVHRR
Theme_Keyword: SST
Theme_Keyword: sea surface
Theme_Keyword: sea surface temperature
Theme_Keyword: temperature
Theme_Keyword: Degree Heating Weeks
Theme_Keyword: DHW
Theme_Keyword: thermal stress
Theme_Keyword: stress
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category
Theme_Keyword: oceans
Theme_Keyword: 014
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Place Thesaurus
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Indian Ocean > Scott and Seringaptam Reefs > Scott Reef (14S121E0001)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Australia > Western Australia > Scott Reef (14S121E0001)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: globe
Place_Keyword: Indian Ocean
Place_Keyword: Australia
Place_Keyword: Western Australia
Place_Keyword: Scott Reef
Place_Keyword: Scott and Seringaptam Reefs
Temporal:
Temporal_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Temporal_Keyword: real time
Temporal_Keyword: near real time
Temporal_Keyword: present
Temporal_Keyword: current
Access_Constraints: none
Use_Constraints:
Not intended for legal use. Data may contain inaccuracies due to clouded or mixed pixels.
Point_of_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Person: C. Mark Eakin, Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA31, SSMC1, Room 5308, 1335 East West Hwy
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910-3226
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-2857 x 109
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3136
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coralreefwatch@noaa.gov, mark.eakin@noaa.gov
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES) AVHRR-SST values are accurate to within 0.5 degrees C and adjusted by in-situ information (buoys) to best-approximate SST at a depth of 1 meter. However, to provide a complete global coverage, estimation of SSTs at all pixels that are cloud covered may occasionally reduce the accuracy of SST at these pixels. The accuracy of the DHW depends on both SST and the SST climatology used for deriving DHW. No estimation on the accuracy of DHW has been done yet.
Logical_Consistency_Report: none
Completeness_Report:
Selected references: 1) The information for the AVHRR-derived sea surface temperature is described in the following guide. Goodrum G., K. B. Kidwell, and W. Winston, 2000, NOAA KLM USER'S GUIDE. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, Climate Services Division, Satellite Services Branch, FOB3, Room G227, E/CC33, 5200 Auth Road, Suitland, MD 20746-4304, USA. This manual is available on line at <http://www2.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/klm/cover.htm>. To request additional information contact: Telephone: (828) 271-4850, Telefax: (828) 271-4876, Email: satorder@ncdc.noaa.gov. 2) Strong, A. E., C. S. Barrientos, C. Duda, and J. Sapper, 1997: Improved Satellite Technique for Monitoring Coral Reef Bleaching. Proc 8th International Coral Reef Symposium 2:1495-1498. Available also online at URL <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/icrs_dud.html>. 3) Liu, G., W. Skirving, and A.E. Strong. 2003. Remote sensing of sea surface temperatures during 2002 Barrier Reef coral bleaching. EOS, 84(15), 137-144. 4) Skirving, W.J., A.E. Strong, G. Liu, C. Liu, F. Arzayus, J. Sapper and E. Bayler, Extreme events and perturbations of coastal ecosystems: Sea surface temperature change and coral bleaching. Chapter 2 in Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Ecosystem Processes, L.L. Richardson and E.F. LeDrew (Co-Eds), Kluwer publishers, January, 2006.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Users are referred to the following guide. Goodrum G., K. B. Kidwell, and W. Winston, 2000, NOAA KLM USER'S GUIDE. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, Climate Services Division, Satellite Services Branch, FOB3, Room G227, E/CC33, 5200 Auth Road, Suitland, MD 20746-4304, USA. This manual is available on line at <http://www2.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/klm/cover.htm>. To request additional information contact: Telephone: (828) 271-4850, Telefax: (828) 271-4876, Email: satorder@ncdc.noaa.gov.
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy:
Vertical_Positional_Accuracy_Report: none
Lineage:
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Publication_Date: 20000101
Title:
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Global Nighttime AVHRR Sea Surface Temperatures
Edition: one
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: data file
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, Maryland, USA
Publisher: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Type_of_Source_Media: Digital
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20000101
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: Ground condition
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA CRW Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Global Nighttime AVHRR SSTs
Source_Contribution:
SST time series in the product were extracted from this source data.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
NOAA Coral Reef Watch NOAA/NESDIS
Publication_Date: 20000101
Title:
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Global Coral Bleaching Degree Heating Weeks (Global)
Edition: one
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: data file
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, Maryland, USA
Publisher: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Type_of_Source_Media: data file
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20000101
Ending_Date: present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA CRW Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Global Coral Bleaching Degree Heating Weeks
Source_Contribution: DHW time series in the product were extracted from this source.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Raw or Level 0, 1a, or 1b data from satellite sensors is processed to the product level and mapped. The SST and DHW time series are extracted from the global SST and DHW datasets at the geographic location of the satellite observations nearest the selected reef site and then visualized in the time series charts. The following references may be helpful to describe the data processing for the corresponding products. 1) Strong, A. E., C. S. Barrientos, C. Duda, and J. Sapper, 1997: Improved Satellite Technique for Monitoring Coral Reef Bleaching. Proc 8th International Coral Reef Symposium 2:1495-1498. Available also online at URL <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/icrs_dud.html> 2) Liu, G., W. Skirving, and A.E. Strong. 2003. Remote sensing of sea surface temperatures during 2002 Barrier Reef coral bleaching. EOS, 84(15), 137-144. 3) Skirving, W.J., A.E. Strong, G. Liu, C. Liu, F. Arzayus, J. Sapper and E. Bayler, Extreme events and perturbations of coastal ecosystems: Sea surface temperature change and coral bleaching. Chapter 2 in Remote Sensing of Aquatic Coastal Ecosystem Processes, L.L. Richardson and E.F. LeDrew (Co-Eds), Kluwer publishers, January, 2006 4) The information for the AVHRR-derived sea surface temperature is described in the following user's guide. Goodrum G., K. B. Kidwell, and W. Winston, 2000, NOAA KLM USER'S GUIDE. U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Climatic Data Center, Climate Services Division, Satellite Services Branch, FOB3, Room G227, E/CC33, 5200 Auth Road, Suitland, MD 20746-4304, USA. This manual is available on line at <http://www2.ncdc.noaa.gov/docs/klm/cover.htm>. To request additional information contact: Telephone: (828) 271-4850, Telefax: (828) 271-4876, Email: satorder@ncdc.noaa.gov.
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA CRW Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Global Nighttime Sea Surface Temperature Fields
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA CRW Near-Real-Time 50 km Satellite Global Coral Bleaching Degree Heating Weeks
Process_Date: not complete
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Person: C. Mark Eakin, Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA31, SSMC1, Room 5308, 1335 East West Hwy
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910-3226
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-2857 x 109
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3136
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coralreefwatch@noaa.gov, mark.eakin@noaa.gov
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Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Person: C. Mark Eakin, Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA31, SSMC1, Room 5308, 1335 East West Hwy
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910-3226
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-2857 x 109
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3136
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: coralreefwatch@noaa.gov, mark.eakin@noaa.gov
Distribution_Liability:
NOAA makes no warranty regarding these data, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data, nor as a result of the failure of these data to function on a particular system.
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sea surface temperature and coral bleaching Degree Heating Weeks
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<http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/current/sst_series_scott_cur.html>
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The PNG format is recognized by most graphics applications.
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
The product in PNG format may be downloaded from the Web site or obtained from the distributor.
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Metadata_Date: 20080812
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Contact_Information:
Contact_Organization_Primary:
Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Person: C. Mark Eakin, Coordinator, NOAA Coral Reef Watch
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA31, SSMC1, Room 5308, 1335 East West Hwy
City: Silver Spring
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20910-3226
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-713-2857 x 109
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-713-3136
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