Caribbean Sea Degree Heating Week Charts 2005 - Archived NOAA Twice-Weekly Satellite 50km Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching

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Identification_Information:
Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program NOAA National Environmental Satellite Data and Information Service
Publication_Date: 20051231
Title:
Caribbean Sea Degree Heating Week Charts 2005 - Archived NOAA Twice-Weekly Satellite 50km Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching
Edition: One
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: remote sensing image
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, Maryland, USA
Publisher: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
Online_Linkage: <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_retro_2005.html>
Description:
Abstract:
These archived coral bleaching Degree Heating Week (DHW) charts of the Caribbean Sea are graphic displays of the satellite coral bleaching DHWs of the Caribbean Sea at 50km resolution produced twice-weekly in near real-time fashion. DHW is the accumulation of Coral Bleaching HotSpots over a period of 12 consecutive weeks. The coral bleaching HotSpot is a special type of sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly and shows the difference of SST compared to a static coral bleaching threshold SST climatology. Only the positive anomalies (potential thermal stress to induce coral bleaching) are highlighted in HotSpots. The DHW value at any particular location at any particular time is the summation of the product of HotSpot values which are at least 1deg C above the bleaching threshold SST and their durations in weeks (in minimum 0.5 week for our twice-weekly DHW) over the most recent 12-week period. One DHW is equivalent to 1 week of SST at 1deg C above the threshold or 0.5 week of SST at 2deg C above the threshold, etc. 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 most recent AVHRR data obtained from the POES that is presently in operational mode are processed to generate the near real-time SST data used to create the coral bleaching HotSpots and DHWs. The SST data, coral bleaching HotSpots, DHWs and DHW chart 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 NOAA twice-weekly global 50km Degree Heating Weeks were primarily developed for NOAA's Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Program from satellite data for both monitoring and assessment of coral bleaching. CRW's other satellite monitoring and assessment products include the SST, SST anomaly, coral bleaching HotSpots, Tropical Coral Bleaching Indices, and SST time series.
Supplemental_Information:
The archived 2005 charts are accessable from the links marked with corresponding dates at URL <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_retro_2005.html> The charts of the HotSpots used to derive the DHWs may be available at <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot_2005.html> The charts of the SST data used to derive the HotSpots may be available at <http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/archive/archive_chart_sst50km_2005.html> The most recent near real-time DHWs may be avaliable at <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_retro.html>
Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050101
Ending_Date: 20051231
Currentness_Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: none planned
Spatial_Domain:
Bounding_Coordinates:
West_Bounding_Coordinate: -88
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -61
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 22
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 9
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword: Map Images > Sea Surface Temperature
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases > Bleaching > Degree Heating Week (DHW)
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
Theme_Keyword:
EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Coral Diseases > Bleaching
Theme:
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
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: HotSpot
Theme_Keyword: coral bleaching HotSpot
Theme_Keyword: Degree Heating Week
Theme_Keyword: coral reef
Theme_Keyword: coral bleaching
Theme_Keyword: thermal stress
Theme_Keyword: stress
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: oceanography
Theme_Keyword: SST anomaly
Theme_Keyword: temperature anomaly
Theme_Keyword: sea surface temperature anomaly
Theme_Keyword: HotSpot accumulation
Theme_Keyword: accumulation
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 > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Navassa Island > Navassa Island > Navassa Island (18N075W0001)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Navassa Island > Navassa Island > Navassa Island (18N075W0001)
Place_Keyword:
OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
Place_Keyword:
COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000)
Place:
Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: none
Place_Keyword: Caribbean Sea
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_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Alan E. Strong, NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program Manager
Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA3, Room 601, 5200 Auth Road
City: Camp Springs
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20746
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8102 ext 170
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8572
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov
Browse_Graphic:
Browse_Graphic_File_Name: <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_retro_2005.html>
Browse_Graphic_File_Description:
This is the index Web page for the archived 2004 NOAA Twice-Weekly Satellite 50km Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching Degree Heating Week Charts (Caribbean Ocean)
Browse_Graphic_File_Type: HTML, Web page
Data_Quality_Information:
Attribute_Accuracy:
Attribute_Accuracy_Report:
The accuracy of the Degree Heating Weeks depends on the accuracy of Coral Bleaching HotSpots. No estimation on the HotSpots has been done and only preliminary estimates exist for using DHWs to assess coral bleaching and mortality although they have demonstrated remarkable preliminary success in denoting most bleaching events. 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.
Logical_Consistency_Report: none
Completeness_Report:
Selected references are as follows. 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) Toscano, M. A., A. E. Strong, I. C. Guch, 1999: New Analyses for Ocean HotSpots and Coral Reef Bleaching. Reef Encounter, 26, 31. 3) "New AVHRR Product -- Coral Reef Hotspots" by A. E. Strong and C. Duda, available at the URL <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/ashe_ab.html> 4) The information for the AVHRR-derived sea surface temperture 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 online 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.
Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:
Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:
Users are referred to the following guide on AVHRR-derived sea surface temperature. 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 Program NOAA/NESDIS
Publication_Date: 20040101
Title:
NOAA Twice-Weekly Satellite 50km Near Real-Time 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 Program
Type_of_Source_Media: data file
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050101
Ending_Date: Present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA Satellite Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching Degree Heating Weeks (Global)
Source_Contribution: The charts are graphic displays of these source data.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program NOAA/NESDIS
Publication_Date: 19970101
Title:
NOAA Twice-Weekly Satellite 50km Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching HotSpots (Global)
Edition: one
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: data file
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, Maryland, USA
Publisher: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
Type_of_Source_Media: data file
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050101
Ending_Date: Present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA Satellite Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching HotSpots (Global)
Source_Contribution: The products were derived from these source data.
Source_Information:
Source_Citation:
Citation_Information:
Originator:
NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program NOAA/NESDIS
Publication_Date: 19970101
Title:
NOAA Twice-Weekly Satellite 50km Near Real-Time Nighttime AVHRR Sea Surface Temperatures (Global)
Edition: one
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: data file
Publication_Information:
Publication_Place: Suitland, Maryland, USA
Publisher: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
Type_of_Source_Media: data file
Source_Time_Period_of_Content:
Time_Period_Information:
Range_of_Dates/Times:
Beginning_Date: 20050101
Ending_Date: Present
Source_Currentness_Reference: publication date
Source_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA Satellite Near Real-Time Nighttime AVHRR SSTs (Global)
Source_Contribution: The products were derived from these source data.
Process_Step:
Process_Description:
Degree Heating Weeks are calculated as the accumulation of coral bleaching HotSpots over the most recent 12 weeks. At each pixel, coral bleaching threshold sea surface temperature climatologic value is subtracted from AVHRR sea surface temperture value to produce coral bleaching HotSpot value. The Degree Heating Weeks are then visualized in the DHW chart. Some references are listed below. 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) Toscano, M. A., A. E. Strong, I. C. Guch, 1999: New Analyses for Ocean HotSpots and Coral Reef Bleaching. Reef Encounter, 26, 31. 3) "New AVHRR Product -- Coral Reef Hotspots" by A. E. Strong and C. Duda, available at the URL <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/ashe_ab.html>
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation:
NOAA Satellite Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching Degree Heating Weeks (Global)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Satellite Near Real-Time Coral Bleaching HotSpots (Global)
Source_Used_Citation_Abbreviation: NOAA Satellite Near Real-Time Nighttime AVHRR SSTs (Global)
Process_Date: 20050101
Process_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Alan E. Strong, NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program Manager
Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA3, Room 601, 5200 Auth Road
City: Camp Springs
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20746
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8102 ext 170
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8572
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Alan.E.Strong@noaa.gov
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information:
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Raster_Object_Information:
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Row_Count: 550
Column_Count: 900
Spatial_Reference_Information:
Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:
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Latitude_Resolution: 0.5
Longitude_Resolution: 0.5
Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal Degrees
Entity_and_Attribute_Information:
Detailed_Description:
Entity_Type:
Entity_Type_Label: Degree Heating Weeks grid cell
Entity_Type_Definition:
any of the one-byte data elements in the Degree Heating Weeks files
Entity_Type_Definition_Source: self-evident
Attribute:
Attribute_Label: Degree Heating Weeks grid cell value
Attribute_Definition:
Degree Heating Weeks in the location indicated by the pixel. In the original DHW data files, the unit is in (degrees Celsius)(week) and DHW values are converted into digital numbers between 0 through 255 to be presented in gif image format.
Attribute_Definition_Source:
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) Toscano, M. A., A. E. Strong, I. C. Guch, 1999: New Analyses for Ocean HotSpots and Coral Reef Bleaching. Reef Encounter, 26, 31. 3) "New AVHRR Product -- Coral Reef Hotspots" by A. E. Strong and C. Duda, available at the URL <http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/ashe_ab.html> 4) The information for the AVHRR-derived sea surface temperture 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.
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Distribution_Information:
Distributor:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Alan E. Strong, NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program Manager
Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA3, Room 601, 5200 Auth Road
City: Camp Springs
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20746
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8102 ext 170
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8572
Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Alan.E.Strong@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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Online_Option:
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Recording_Format: none
Compatibility_Information: The GIF format is recognized by most graphics applications.
Fees: none
Ordering_Instructions:
The product in GIF format may be downloaded from the Web site or obtained from the distributor.
Metadata_Reference_Information:
Metadata_Date: 20090205
Metadata_Review_Date: 20090206
Metadata_Contact:
Contact_Information:
Contact_Person_Primary:
Contact_Person: Alan E. Strong, NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program Manager
Contact_Organization: NOAA Coral Reef Watch Program
Contact_Address:
Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: NOAA E/RA3, Room 601, 5200 Auth Road
City: Camp Springs
State_or_Province: Maryland
Postal_Code: 20746
Country: USA
Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-763-8102 ext 170
Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-763-8572
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