Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Standard Deviation of Long-term Mean, 1985-2018 - American Samoa

Sea surface temperature (SST) plays an important role in a number of ecological processes and can vary over a wide range of time scales, from daily to decadal changes. SST influences primary production, species migration patterns, and coral health. If temperatures are anomalously warm for extended periods, drastic changes in the surrounding ecosystem can result, including harmful effects such as coral bleaching. This layer represents the standard deviation of SST (degrees Celsius) of the weekly time series from 1985-2018. These SST dataset are derived from CoralTemp 5-km gap-free analyzed blended sea surface temperature over the global ocean. CoralTemp is derived from three different but related 5-km daily gap-free SST data sets and provides an internally consistent SST product that stretches from 1985 to present. 1) Operational Sea Surface Temperature and Sea Ice Analysis (OSTIA) Sea Surface Temperature Reanalysis (1985-2002). 2) Geo-Polar Blended Night-Only Sea Surface Temperature Reanalysis (2002-2016). 3) Geo-Polar Blended Night-Only Sea Surface Temperature Near Real-Time (2017 to present). The 8-day composites are generated from daily Coral Reef Watch (CRW) files by OceanWatch Central Pacific. The standard deviation of the long-term mean SST was calculated by taking the standard deviation over all weekly data from 1985-2018 for each pixel. Data source: https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/CRW_sst_v1_0_8day.graph

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Distributor NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Point of Contact NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
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Originator NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
pifsc.info@noaa.gov
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Originator NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
coralreef@noaa.gov
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Resource Provider NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW)
coralreefwatch@noaa.gov
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Publisher Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
info@pacioos.org
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Dataset Point of Contact Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
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Associated Documentation Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System (PacIOOS)
Resource Provider NOAA Coral Reef Watch (CRW)
Date(s) creation: 2021-09-07
issued: 2021-09-07
revision: 2021-09-07
creation: 2021-09-07
issued: 2021-09-07
revision: 2021-09-07
creation: 2021-09-07
issued: 2021-09-07
revision: 2021-09-07
creation: 2021-09-07
issued: 2021-09-07
revision: 2021-09-07
Purpose These layers were developed as part of a geospatial database of key anthropogenic and environmental pressures to coastal waters of American Samoa.
Use Limitations The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates N: -10.953784711736052° S: -14.657327441366292° E: -168.05068345364987° W: -171.17568998812263°
Theme keywords GCMD Science Keywords
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Reef Habitat
  • Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Reef > Coral Reef
  • Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Human Settlements > Coastal Areas
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
  • Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Sea Surface Temperature
Data Center keywords GCMD Data Center Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Place keywords GCMD Location Keywords
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Manua
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Ofu
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Olosega
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Rose Atoll
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Swains
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tau
  • Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tutuila
Project keywords GCMD Project Keywords
  • PacIOOS > Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System
Use Constraints The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
Lineage Statement 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z OGC web services (WMS and WFS) enabled by PacIOOS via GeoServer. Original data from source provider may have been reformatted, reprojected, or adjusted in other ways to optimize these capabilities.
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