NOAA Coral Reef Watch 25km Ocean Acidification Product Suite (OAPS) for January 1988 to the present covering the Greater Caribbean Region

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research (OAR) Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) Ocean Chemistry Division (OCD) 20110510 NOAA Coral Reef Watch 25km Ocean Acidification Product Suite (OAPS) for January 1988 to the present covering the Greater Caribbean Region http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/oa/index.html The NOAA Coral Reef Watch Experimental Ocean Acidification Product Suite (OAPS) offers an important synthesis of satellite and modeled environmental datasets to provide a synoptic estimate of sea surface carbonate chemistry in the Greater Caribbean Region. This tool compliments ongoing geochemical surveys and monitoring efforts in the region by providing estimates of changing ocean chemistry on a broader spatial and temporal scale than shipboard observations alone can permit. The maps presented here are monthly averages of daily estimates derived according to Gledhill et al., 2008. Near-real-time estimates are modeled from daily fields of NOAA Optimum Interpolation Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer - Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AVHRR-AMSRE) SST, Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model + Navey Coupled Ocean Data Assimilation (HYCOM + NCODA) modeled sea surface salinity (SSS), NOAA National Centers for Environmental Predication (NCEP) sea-level pressure (SLP), and estimates of atmospheric CO2 derived from the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory GLOBALVIEW-CO2 reference marine boundary layer (MBL. The global oceans are the largest natural reservoir for excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, absorbing approximately one third of that attributed to human activities each year. As a result, dissolved CO2 in the surface ocean will likely double over its pre-industrial value by the middle of this century, representing perhaps the most dramatic change in ocean chemistry in over 20 million years. In coming decades, ocean acidification could affect some of the most fundamental biological and geochemical processes of the sea. The purpose of this dataset is to contribute to the understanding of changing ocean chemistry and its relationship to climate. 19880101 present ground condition In Work As Needed -90.125 -59.875 30.125 14.875 CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Phenomena > Global Change EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > Remote Sensing EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Alkalinity EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Carbon Dioxide EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Carbon Dioxide > Partial Pressure EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chemistry Monitoring and Assessment EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Dissolved Gases EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > pH EARTH SCIENCE > Hydrosphere > Water Quality > Contaminants > Chemical CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Geochemistry ISO 19115 Topic Category oceans 014 environment 007 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. 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) CoRIS Region PR USVI Navassa none present current none These experimental data are made freely available to the public and the scientific community in the belief that their wide dissemination will lead to greater understanding and new scientific insights. However, the availability and distribution of these data does not constitute publication of the data. NOAA relies on the ethics and integrity of the user to ensure that NOAA Coral Reef Watch and AOML receive fair credit for their work. If the data are obtained for potential use in a publication or presentation, the data producer should be informed at the outset of the nature of this work. If the OAPS data are essential to the work, or if an important result or conclusion depends on the data, co-authorship may be appropriate. This should be discussed at an early stage in the work. Manuscripts using the OAPS data should be sent to the producer for review before they are submitted for publication so the producer can ensure that the quality and limitations of the data are accurately represented. The methodology and science algorithms used to produce this data set are documented in the following publication: Gledhill, D.K., R. Wanninkhof, F.J. Millero and M. Eakin (2008). Ocean Acidification of the Greater Caribbean Region 1996-2006. Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans 113: C10031. For more information on citing Coral Reef Watch products, go to http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/docs/recommendations_crw_citation.html http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/oa/data/nrt/NOAA_CRW_OA_SSA_nrt_1200x645.gif Surface ocean estimate of the monthly mean aragonite saturation state within the greater Caribbean region. GIF NOAA AOML OCD Dwight K. Gledhill mailing and physical address

R/NURP SSMC 3, Room 10320 1315 East-West Highway

Silver Spring Maryland 20910-3226 USA 301-734-1007 Dwight.gledhill@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. HDF4 format ALKALINITY - TOTAL, CARBON - BICARBONATE, CARBON - CARBONATE, CARBON DIOXIDE PARTIAL PRESSURE (pCO2) - SEA, DISSOLVED INORGANIC CARBON, SALINITY - SURFACE WATER, SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE, WATER TEMPERATURE, pH, ARAGONITE SATURATION STATE images and gridded data http://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satellite/oa/index.html See web site http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/hdf4.html CD-ROM none HDF4 is commonly recognized data format. See web site http://hdf.ncsa.uiuc.edu/hdf4.html none The product in HDF4 format may be downloaded from the Web, ftp, and OPeNDAP site or obtained from the distributor. 20121220 20110628 NOAA Coral Reef Watch and NOAA AOML OCD/CIMAS Dwight K. Gledhill, NOAA AOML/OCD mailing and physical address

R/NURP SSMC 3, Room 10320 1315 East-West Highway

Silver Spring Maryland 20910-3226 USA 301-734-1007 Dwight.gledhill@noaa.gov FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata FGDC-STD-001-1998 20110628074305 None 19880101 99991231 http://www.coris.noaa.gov/metadata/records/html/oaps_20110609.html 6272