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1998 Animations of Coral Bleaching Hotspots from NOAA/NESDIS Entry ID: NOAA_BLEACH98 |
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Abstract:
The year of 1998 was a difficult time for the worlds coral reefs, with abnormally warm sea surface temperatures (SST's) causing widespread coral bleaching. The animations and images on this page show the differences between the climatological maximum monthly mean SST (i.e. the expected summer-time maximum) and the satellite-derived NOAA/NESDIS night time SST fields. When the night time SST field is warmer than the expected summer-time maximum by 1 degree C, the region is shown in orange as a potential coral bleaching hotspot. NOAA/NESDIS oceanographer, Dr. Al Strong, has collected reports of coral bleaching from an informal network of coral reef researchers and observers. These reports have been overlayed on the following 1998 animations and images: Animation of Great Barrier Reef Bleaching Event, El Nino, 1/17/98-4/17/98, (1.6 mb) Animation of Indian Ocean Bleaching Event, El Nino/La Nina transition period , 3/24/98-7/24/98, (1.0 mb) Animation of Bahrain, Red Sea and Eastern Pacific Bleaching Events, early La Nina, 7/4/98-10/27/98, (0.8 mb) Animation of Western Hemisphere Bleaching Events, early La Nina, 6/20/98-11/7 /98, (1.1 mb) Animation of HotSpots during El Nino,1/3/98-6/6/98 in the Western Hemisphere, (2.0 mb) Indian Ocean Bleaching Event - time series , 3/24/98-8/11/98 Western Hemisphere Bleaching Event - time series, 6/20/98-9/8/98 |
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Description: NOAA/NESDIS 1998 Coral Bleaching HotSpots |
Geographic Coverage
| N: 90.0 | S: -90.0 | E: 180.0 | W: -180.0 |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date: 1998-01-17 |
| Stop Date: 1998-09-08 |
Location Keywords
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OCEAN
> ATLANTIC OCEAN
OCEAN > INDIAN OCEAN OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL OCEAN |
Science Keywords
| TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >WATER TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| OCEANS >BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY >SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY [Definition] |
| OCEANS >COASTAL PROCESSES >CORAL REEFS [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE >SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| OCEANS >OCEAN TEMPERATURE >WATER TEMPERATURE [Definition] |
| PALEOCLIMATE >OCEAN/LAKE RECORDS >CORAL DEPOSITS [Definition] |
| CLIMATE INDICATORS >ATMOSPHERIC/OCEAN INDICATORS >TELECONNECTIONS >EL NINO SOUTHERN OSCILLATION (ENSO) >ENSO [Definition] |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES [Definition] |
| BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES >CNIDARIANS >CORALS [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >BENTHIC HABITAT [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >COASTAL HABITAT [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >REEF HABITAT [Definition] |
| BIOSPHERE >AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS >MARINE HABITAT [Definition] |
ISO Topic Category
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CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE |
Keywords
| CORAL |
| CORAL REEF |
| CORAL REEFS |
| CORALS |
| REEF |
| REEF CORALS |
| REEFS |
| RETROSPECTIVE ANIMATIONS |
Data Set Progress
| IN WORK |
Data Center
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Office of Satellite Data Processing and Distribution, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
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Data Center URL: http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/
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Distribution
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Distribution_Media:
Online
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Personnel
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MELANIE
F.
MEAUX Role: DIF AUTHOR Email: gsfc-gcmduso at mail.nasa.gov |
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MARGUERITE
TOSCANO Role: INVESTIGATOR Email: mtoscano at nesdis.noaa.gov Contact Address: NOAA Science Center 5200 Auth Road City: Camp Springs Province or State: MD Postal Code: 20746 Country: USA |
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2000-02-28
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-03-06
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