NOAA Coral Reef Watch program 20121031 One Remote sensing image, web page College Park, Maryland, USA NOAA Coral Reef Watch program http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/index.html The NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) Experimental Daily Near-Real-Time Light Stress Damage (LSD) product is part of CRW's near-real-time Decision Support System (DSS) for coral reef management that also includes CRW's operational twice-weekly global 50-km satellite coral bleaching thermal stress monitoring product suite. This DSS was initially implemented in 2000 and continues to provide updated monitoring information to the U.S. and international coral reef communities. The first version of the LSD product was launched on October 1, 2009 for the Caribbean region only. It was a pilot project based on preliminary research results on combined stress conducive to coral bleaching from both anomalously high light intensity (insolation) and temperature experienced by coral. Although web-based, the first version of the LSD product was password-protected and available only to project collaborators, for the period April 2009 to the present. The second, public version of the LSD product was released October 31, 2012 on the CRW web site. This metadata file provides information on the second version of the LSD product for both the most recent near-real-time updates and the archived product dating back to October 1, 2012. The experimental LSD product provides a measure of the combined light and thermal stress on the coral photo-system. As currently designed, the LSD product will provide a relative measure of these effects via an index. This index has values that are usually in the range of 0 to 5, but can be greater than 5 if accumulated thermal stress is excessive. Generally speaking, a value of 0 indicates that there is no accumulation of damaging stress, a value of around 1 indicates that stress has accumulated to significant levels and bleaching is expected to begin, and values of 2 or more indicate escalating severity of stress and associated bleaching. Severe bleaching and significant mortality are expected at or beyond an LSD value of 5. The LSD product is updated daily and presently has a resolution of 0.1 degrees. This will be increased to 0.05 degree resolution in the future. Temperature data used in deriving the LSD are the daily NOAA/NESDIS 0.1 degree resolution Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES)-Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) blended SST product. The LSD is also produced using photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) derived from the NESDIS/STAR GOES Surface and Insolation product suite. Hourly PAR data from this product suite are summed to derive a daily total PAR. The daily PAR totals are then used to derive an anomaly product that measures acclimation of the corals to changing light levels from day to day. At this time, the LSD product is produced only for the Caribbean region on CRW's web site. Additional information on the SST used for this product is provided in each SST HDF data file, accessible at http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/hdf/index.html. The LSD product, its detailed description, and available data formats and delivery mechanisms are accessible at http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/index.html. The NOAA Coral Reef Watch program seeks to fully utilize satellite-based observations, combined with in-situ data, to continually monitor for early indications of thermally-induced coral reef bleaching worldwide. A suite of monitoring and prediction products, including the product described in these metadata, has been developed by CRW as a decision support system (DSS) to provide critical and timely coral reef environment information to the U.S. and international coral reef communities. The product mentioned in this metadata file is accessible at: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite 20121001 Present Ground Condition In Work Daily -120.0 -35.0 40.0 5.0 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature > AVHRR EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature > Trend CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Map Images > Sea Surface Temperature none NOAA CoRIS Coral Reef Watch POES Polar Operational Environmental Satellite GOES Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites chart oceanography Light Stress Damage LSD light stress monitoring assessment remote sensing satellite image map graph AVHRR SST sea surface sea surface temperature temperature thermal stress stress photosynthetically active radiation PAR insolation Excess Excitation Energy coral photo-system decision support system ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans 014 CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. 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Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Navassa Island > Navassa Island > Navassa Island (18N075W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Navassa Island > Navassa Island > Navassa Island (18N075W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Bahia de Mujeres > Puerto Morelos (20N086W0011) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Mexico > Yucatan > Puerto Morelos (20N086W0011) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Puerto Rico (18N066W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > West Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Flower Garden Banks > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Texas > East Flower Garden Banks (27N093W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Bahamas > Great Exuma > Lee Stocking Island (23N076W0003) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Great Exuma > Lee Stocking Island (23N076W0003) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Belize > Belize > Glovers Reef (16N087W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Belizean Barrier Reef > Glovers Reef (16N087W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Barbados > Barbados (13N059W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Windward Islands > Barbados (13N059W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > South Atlantic Ocean > Brazil > Buzios (23S042W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Brazil > Brazil > Buzios (23S042W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > South Atlantic Ocean > Brazil > Costa dos Corais (09S035W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Brazil > Brazil > Costa dos Corais (09S035W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > South Atlantic Ocean > Brazil > Maracajau (05S035W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Brazil > Brazil > Maracajau (05S035W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > South Atlantic Ocean > Brazil > Recife de Fora (17S039W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Brazil > Brazil > Recife de Fora (17S039W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > South Atlantic Ocean > Abrolhos Bank > Abrolhos Reefs ( Abrolhos Archipelago ) (17S038W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Brazil > Bahia State > Abrolhos Reefs ( Abrolhos Archipelago ) (17S038W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > South Atlantic Ocean > Rio Grande do Norte > Fernando de Noronha (03S032W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Brazil > Rio Grande do Norte > Fernando de Noronha (03S032W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Isla de la Juventud (22N084W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Cuba > Isla de la Juventud (22N084W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Jardines de la Reina (21N079W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Cuba > Jardines de la Reina (21N079W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Venezuela > Los Roques (12N067W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Venezuela > Los Roques (12N067W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Colombia > Santa Marta (12N075W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Colombia > Santa Marta (12N075W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Dominican Republic > Monte Cristi (19N071W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Monte Cristi > Monte Cristi (19N071W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands (19N079W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Cayman Islands > Cayman Islands (19N079W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > French Overseas Territories > Guadeloupe > Guadeloupe > Guadeloupe (16N061W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Guadeloupe > Guadeloupe (16N061W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Bay Islands > Bay Islands ( Islas de Bahia ) (16N086W0016) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Honduras > Bay Islands ( Islas de Bahia ) (16N086W0016) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Bocas del Toro > Bocas del Toro (09N082W0002) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Panama > Bocas del Toro > Bocas del Toro (09N082W0002) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Buccoo Reef > Buccoo Reef (11N060W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Trinidad and Tobago > Tobago > Buccoo Reef (11N060W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Miskito Bank > Cayos Miskitos (14N082W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Nicaragua > Miskito Coast > Cayos Miskitos (14N082W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Leeward Group > Curacao ( Curacao ) (12N068W0004) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Netherlands Antilles > Curacao > Curacao ( Curacao ) (12N068W0004) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Leeward Group > Aruba (12N070W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Aruba > Aruba (12N070W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Islas de San Bernardo > San Bernardo Islands ( Islas de San Bernardo ) (09N075E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Colombia > San Bernardo Islands ( Islas de San Bernardo ) (09N075E0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Turks and Caicos > Turks and Caicos (21N071W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Turks and Caicos > Turks and Caicos > Turks and Caicos (21N071W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Biscayne Bay > Biscayne (25N080W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Dade County > Biscayne (25N080W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida Reef Tract > Dry Tortugas > Dry Tortugas (24N082W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida > Monroe County > Dry Tortugas (24N082W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Jamaica > Negril (18N078W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Jamaica > Negril (18N078W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Bermuda Reef System > Bermuda (32N064W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Bermuda > Bermuda > Bermuda (32N064W0000) none globe Western hemisphere Atlantic Ocean North Atlantic Ocean Caribbean Sea Buzios Costa dos Corais Fernando de Noronha Maracajau Recife de Fora Banco Chinchorro Barbados Bay Islands Bocas del Toro Buccoo Reef Cayman Islands Cayos Miskitos Curacao and Aruba Flower Garden Banks Glovers Reef Guadeloupe Isla de la Juventud Jardines de la Reina Lee Stocking Island Los Roques Montecristi Negril Puerto Morelos Puerto Rico San Bernardo Santa Marta Turks and Caicos US Virgin Islands Biscayne Broward Dry Tortugas Gulf SW FL Shelf Gulf Sloughsway Lower Keys Lower Keys-Marquesas Rebecca Shoal Marquesas Offshore Martin Middle Keys Middle Keys Offshore Palm Beach SW FL Shelf Inshore SW FL Shelf Offshore Upper Keys Bermuda CoRIS Region Florida Navassa USVI PR FGB none real time near real time present current past none Not intended for legal use. Data may contain inaccuracies due to cloud cover and/or other reasons. NOAA Coral Reef Watch program NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator mailing and physical address

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NESDIS/STAR/SOCD Coral Reef Watch, NCWCP, E/RA3, 5830 University Research Court, 3rd Floor, Room 3222

College Park Maryland 20740 USA 301-683-3320 301-683-3301 coralreefwatch@noaa.gov http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/images/current/lsd_caribbean.png This is a dynamic image of the NOAA Coral Reef Watch Experimental Daily Near-Real-Time Light Stress Damage Product for the Caribbean Region, which is updated daily. PNG The accuracy of the LSD product depends on the accuracy of NESDIS/STAR satellite SSTs and the NESDIS/STAR Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) Surface and Insolation Products (GSIP). Polar Operational Environmental Satellite (POES) AVHRR-SST values used for creating CRW 50-km SST analysis fields were accurate to within 0.5 degree Celsius and adjusted by in-situ buoy observations to best-approximate SST at the depth of one meter. However, when producing a complete, gap-filled SST analysis with global coverage, estimation of SST at the pixels covered by cloud may occasionally reduce the accuracy of SST at these pixels. Information about GSIP can be found at http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/gsip/index.html. none There is no spatial data gap existing in this data set. As an experimental product, this product undergoes continual development and refinement to determine the algorithm's best configuration. Any change in the algorithm or product presentation may incur reprocessing of the entire data set. Should this occur, an announcement will be posted on the CRW web site, and the metadata will be revised to reflect changes that take place. New near-real-time LSD products will be continuously added into this data collection at scheduled routine data update times. 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 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. Users are referred to the following web site on the GOES Surface and Insolation Products (GSIP), http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/land/gsip/index.html. none NOAA/NESDIS Coral Reef Watch 19970101 one data file College Park, Maryland, USA NOAA Coral Reef Watch program data file 19970101 Present publication date NOAA CRW Operational Near-Real-Time Global Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Product The LSD product was derived from this SST product. NOAA/NESDIS/SATR 20090401 one data file College Park, Maryland, USA NOAA/NESDIS/STAR data file 20090401 Present publication date NOAA Near-Real-Time Daily GOES Surface and Insolation Product Suite The LSD product was derived from these insolation products. The temperature data used in deriving the LSD are the current operational Coral Reef Watch satellite sea surface temperature (SST) data. The CRW SST product is a twice-weekly 50km (0.5 degree) product derived from night-time only data from the AVHRR polar-orbiting sensor. See the CRW web site at http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/index.html, and suggested references listed above, for more information. NOAA CRW Operational Near-Real-Time Global Satellite Sea Surface Temperature Product Not complete NOAA Coral Reef Watch program NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator mailing and physical address

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NESDIS/STAR/SOCD Coral Reef Watch, NCWCP, E/RA3, 5830 University Research Court, 3rd Floor, Room 3222

College Park Maryland 20740 USA 301-683-3320 301-683-3301 coralreefwatch@noaa.gov The photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is derived from the NESDIS/STAR GOES Surface and Insolation Product (GSIP) suite. Hourly PAR data from this product suite are summed to derive a daily total PAR. The daily PAR totals are then used to derive an anomaly product that measures acclimation of the corals to changing light levels from day to day. See the CRW web site at http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/index.html, and suggested references listed above, for more details. NOAA Near-Real-Time Daily GOES Surface and Insolation Product Suite Not complete NOAA Coral Reef Watch program NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator mailing and physical address

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NESDIS/STAR/SOCD Coral Reef Watch, NCWCP, E/RA3, 5830 University Research Court, 3rd Floor, Room 3222

College Park Maryland 20740 USA 301-683-3320 301-683-3301 coralreefwatch@noaa.gov Raster Grid Cell 850 450 0.1 0.1 Decimal Degrees Grid Intersection There are 850 grid intersections in each row (at a pre-defined latitude) and 450 grid intersections in each column (at a pre-defined longitude). Each grid is 0.1 degree latitude by 0.1 degree longitude in size. The coversage is for latitudes from 5.0S northward to 40.0N and at longitudes of from 120.0W eastward to 35.0W. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/methodology/methodology.html LSD image files in GIF format These are the image display of original LSD data. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/index.html 0 255 Index color values NOAA Coral Reef Watch program NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator mailing and physical address

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NESDIS/STAR/SOCD Coral Reef Watch, NCWCP, E/RA3, 5830 University Research Court, 3rd Floor, Room 3222

College Park Maryland 20740 USA 301-683-3320 301-683-3301 coralreefwatch@noaa.gov Downloadable Data 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. HTML Web page http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/index.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. GIF Images http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/lsd/index.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. none The product in various formats may be downloaded from the CRW web site or obtained directly from the distributor. 20121228 20121121 NOAA Coral Reef Watch program NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator mailing and physical address

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NESDIS/STAR/SOCD Coral Reef Watch, NCWCP, E/RA3, 5830 University Research Court, 3rd Floor, Room 3222

College Park Maryland 20740 USA 301-683-3320 301-683-3301 coralreefwatch@noaa.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 20121121035002 None 20121001 99991231 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/crw_lsd_11km_20121120.html 6568