NOAA Coral Reef Watch program 20000101 One Remote sensing image, animation, HDF data, ASCII, KML, Google Earth, webpage Silver Spring, Maryland, USA NOAA Coral Reef Watch program http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/current/products_ssta.html The NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW) satellite Nighttime Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Anomaly product is part of the CRW operational near-real-time global 50-km satellite coral bleaching thermal stress monitoring product suite. This product suite was initially implemented in 2000 and continues to provide updated monitoring information twice-weekly. The metadata file provides information on the SST Anomaly product for both the most recent near-real-time updates and the archived product dating back to 2000. The SST Anomaly is the difference between the satellite nighttime SST and a long-term mean nighttime SST (i.e. an SST climatology) at the corresponding time of year. A positive anomaly means that the SST is warmer than average; a negative anomaly means it is cooler than average. CRW's near-real-time global SST Anomaly product helps one quickly pinpoint regions of elevated SSTs throughout the world's oceans. It is especially valuable for the tropical regions, where most coral reef ecosystems thrive. It is also very useful in assessing ENSO (El Niņo-Southern Oscillation) development, monitoring hurricane "wake" cooling, and even observing major shifts in coastal upwellings, etc. A more detailed description of the SST Anomaly product can be obtained at: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/methodology/methodology.html#ssta. Near-real-time satellite data from the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) on some of NOAA's Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites (POES) were used to generate the AVHRR-SST that this CRW product suite is based on. Related details, as well as other important information, are provided in each SST Anomlay HDF data file. This product is available in various formats, including static image, animation, HDF data, and Google Earth and is delivered through multiple mechanisms, including websites, ftp, and OPeNDAP, along with time series data in text format at selected locations, known as CRW Satellite Virtual Stations. The SST Anomaly product, its detailed description, and available data formats and delivery mechanisms are accessible at: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite, along with general CRW product information and access to other CRW products. The NOAA Coral Reef Watch program seeks to fully utilize space-based sea surface temperature (SST) observations combined with in-situ data to continually monitor for early indications of thermally-induced coral reef bleaching worldwide. A suite of monitoring and predicting products, including this satellite SST Anomaly product, has been developed by CRW as a decision support system to provide critical and timely coral reef environment information to the U.S. and international coral reef communities. The entire suite of products mentioned in this metadata file is accessible at: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite 20000101 Present Ground Condition In Work Twice-weekly -180.0 180.0 45.0 -45.0 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 > Anomaly CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Map Images > Sea Surface Temperature none NOAA CoRIS Coral Reef Watch POES Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite chart oceanography SST anomaly temperature anomaly sea surface temperature anomaly monitoring assessment remote sensing satellite image map AVHRR SST sea surface sea surface temperature temperature thermal stress stress decision support system ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans 014 CoRIS Region MHI NWHI Guam CNMI AmSam PRIA Florida FGB PR USVI Navassa Palau FSM RMI CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Indian Ocean OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea > Virgin Islands > Lesser Antilles > U. S. Virgin Islands (17N064W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. Virgin Islands > U. S. 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 /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) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Honolulu > Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (28N178W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Hawaiian Islands > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Hawaii > Hawaii > Hawaii (21N160W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > American Samoa > American Samoa > American Samoa (14S170W0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Guam > Guam (13N144E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Carolines > Palau ( Belau ) (07N134E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Palau > Palau > Palau ( Belau ) (07N134E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Carolines > Micronesia (07N150E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Micronesia > Micronesia (07N150E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands (09N168E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands > Marshall Islands (09N168E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Western Pacific Ocean > Mariana Archipelago > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands > Northern Mariana Islands ( CNMI ) (18N146E0000) OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001) COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Florida OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > North Atlantic Ocean > Florida OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Gulf of Mexico > Florida none globe Western hemisphere Eastern hemisphere Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Indian Ocean 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

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910-3226 USA 301-713-2857 ext 109 301-713-3136 coralreefwatch@noaa.gov http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/data/sst/anomaly/anomgcurrent.gif This is the most recent image of the NOAA CRW operational near-real-time twice-weekly global 50-km satellite Nighttime Sea Surface Temperature Anomaly product. GIF The accuracy of the SST Anomaly product depends on the accuracy of satellite SSTs and SST climatologies. Polar Orbiting 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. none There is no spatial data gap existing in this data set. No change will be made to the original SST Anomaly data, but occasional revisions to some images may occur if an inaccuracy is detected in the image display of the data. New near-real-time SST Anomaly 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 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. none NOAA/NESDIS Coral Reef Watch 19970101 one data file Silver Spring, Maryland, USA NOAA Coral Reef Watch program data file 19970101 Present publication date NOAA CRW Near-Real-Time Global Satellite Sea Surface Temperatures The SST Anomaly product was derived from this SST product. SST Anomaly is calculated as the amount of SST exceeding a long-term mean SST (i.e., climatology). See CRW website at: http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/index.html and suggested references listed above for details. 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

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910-3226 USA 301-713-2857 ext 109 301-713-3136 coralreefwatch@noaa.gov Raster Grid Cell 331 720 0.5 0.5 Decimal Degrees Grid Intersection There are 720 grid intersections in each row (at a pre-defined latitude) and 331 grid intersections in each column (at a pre-defined longitude). Each grid is 0.5 degree latitude by 0.5 degree longitude in size, centered at latitudes of from 80.0S northward to 85.0N and at longitudes of from 180W eastward to 179.5E. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/methodology/methodology.html SST Anomaly HDF data files These are the original SST Anomaly data. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/methodology/methodology.html -1500 1500 Degree Celsius * 100 SST Anomaly image files in GIF and BMP format These are the image display of original SST Anomaly data. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/methodology/methodology.html 0 255 Index color values SST Anomaly time series data in text format and PNG graphs for selected reef locations These are the time series data extracted from the original global SST Anomaly data. http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/methodology/methodology.html 0 15 Degree Celsius NOAA Coral Reef Watch program NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator mailing and physical address

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Silver Spring Maryland 20910-3226 USA 301-713-2857 ext 109 301-713-3136 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/current/products_ssta.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. HDF Data ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/crw/tsps50km/sst_anomaly/ http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/crw/tsps50km/sst_anomaly/ http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/opendap/crw/tsps50km/sst_anomaly/ CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. GIF Images http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/current/products_ssta.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. BMP Images ftp://ftp.nodc.noaa.gov/pub/data.nodc/crw/tsps50km/sst_anomaly/ http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/crw/tsps50km/sst_anomaly/ http://data.nodc.noaa.gov/opendap/crw/tsps50km/sst_anomaly/ CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. ASCII Data at Coral Reef Watch Satellite Virtual Stations http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/virtual_stations/index.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. PNG Time Series at Coral Reef Watch Satellite Virtual Stations http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/virtual_stations/index.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. Animation player Animation http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/anomaly/anim.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. GIF Animated GIF images http://www.ospo.noaa.gov/Products/ocean/sst/anomaly/anim.html CD-ROM none The data formats provided are commonly used data formats. KML Google Earth Display http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/ge/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 website or obtained directly from the distributor. 20121220 20110506 NOAA Coral Reef Watch program NOAA Coral Reef Watch Coordinator mailing and physical address

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