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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites at Jarvis Island and Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument from 2015-04-16 to 2016-05-21 (NCEI Accession 0210809)

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Water temperature time series data provided in this data set are from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at permanent coral reef sites across the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM) by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD; formerly the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division) and by partner institutions as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). STRs were deployed during NOAA Fisheries ESD mission HA1501 at Palmyra Atoll in April 2015 and recovered in May 2016 by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). STRs were also deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) at Jarvis Island in November 2015 and recovered in May 2016 during NOAA Fisheries ESD mission SE1602.

The high-accuracy temperature loggers made by SeaBird Electronics (SBE 56) were weighted and strapped to solid substrate on the seafloor by SCUBA divers at depths ranging from ~0 to 30 meters at permanent monitoring sites established by ESD's Ocean and Climate Change team. Sample interval was 5 minutes. Each time an STR was recovered another STR was typically deployed at the same location and depth and was assigned the same OCC_SITEID. Data were downloaded using the SeaBird SeaTerm V2 program and post-processed using R to trim “out of water” data.
  • Cite as: Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2020). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites at Jarvis Island and Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument from 2015-04-16 to 2016-05-21 (NCEI Accession 0210809). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210809. In NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division. National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Pacific Remote Island Areas. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5ks6pv2. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2015-04-16 to 2016-05-21
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -162.121339
East: -159.978811
South: -.373939
North: 5.897421
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Associated Resources
  • National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Pacific Remote Island Areas
  • Venegas, R. M., Oliver, T., Liu, G., Heron, S. F., Clark, S. J., Pomeroy, N., Young, C., Eakin, C. M., & Brainard, R. E. (2019). The Rarity of Depth Refugia from Coral Bleaching Heat Stress in the Western and Central Pacific Islands. Scientific Reports, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56232-1
  • Coral Reef Conservation Program (2016). Documentation for NOAA's Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) data archived at NCEI (NCEI Accession 0157633). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0157633.
  • Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2020: National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water Temperature Data from Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Pacific Remote Island Areas from 2011 to 2018, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/21443.
  • Coral reef ecosystem integrated observing system: In-situ oceanographic observations at the US Pacific islands and atolls
    • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:NCRMP-STR-PRIA
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2020-07-01
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Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose Water temperature time series data aid in the monitoring of seawater temperature variability and are used to help scientists assess and understand how coral reefs monitored as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) are responding to thermal stress. NCRMP details a long term approach to provide an ecosystem perspective via monitoring climate, fish, benthic, and socioeconomic variables in a consistent and integrated manner. The NCRMP coordinates various NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) biological, physical, and human dimensions activities into a cohesive NOAA-wide effort. Through the implementation of the NCRMP, NOAA is able to clearly and concisely communicate results of national-scale monitoring to national, state, and territorial policy makers, resource managers, and the public on a periodic basis. NCRMP is a framework for conducting sustained observations of biological, climate, and socioeconomic indicators at 10 priority coral reefs across the U.S. and its territories. This integrated approach consolidates monitoring of coral reefs under a uniform method in the Pacific, Atlantic, Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico for the first time. NCRMP is funded by the Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) and supported by NOAA Fisheries, NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS), NOAA’s Atlantic Oceanographic & Meteorological Laboratory (AOML), NOAA Coral Reef Watch, and many other partners. The Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at NOAA Fisheries is leading in-situ climate monitoring in the U.S. Pacific Islands Region. The climate component of NCRMP in the Pacific provides a comprehensive view of climate change impacts on coral reef ecosystems and helps identify areas of resilience and vulnerability. The key indicators used to identify and monitor climate-driven trends include 1) thermal stress caused by changes in sea temperature, 2) ocean acidification resulting from changes in carbonate chemistry, and 3) ecological impacts by collecting data on coral growth rates, erosion, and community structure to understand the impacts of thermal stress and ocean acidification on the ecosystem. Each year, ESD scientists work closely with CRCP and partners during Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program (RAMP) missions to collect data using moored oceanographic (subsurface temperature recorders) and ecological (calcification accretion units [CAUs] and autonomous reef monitoring structures [ARMS]) instruments stationed at fixed sites in the Pacific Ocean, and water samples collected by divers. The in-situ data and satellite-based observations are also used in modeling efforts. Innovative analysis techniques are used to develop products that give fellow scientists, managers, decision makers and the public a better understanding of a region’s resources and how they are changing over time.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2020). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites at Jarvis Island and Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument from 2015-04-16 to 2016-05-21 (NCEI Accession 0210809). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210809. In NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division. National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Pacific Remote Island Areas. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5ks6pv2. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Agency: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Physical
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature > Bottom
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Contributing Organizations
  • CRED
  • CREP
  • Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
  • Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
  • ESD
  • Ecosystem Sciences Division
  • PIFSC
  • Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • STR
  • Subsurface temperature recorder
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Place Names
  • PRIA
  • Pacific Remote Island Areas
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CRCP Project
  • 743
  • National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP)
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • XXHYK3
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Ecosystem Sciences Division, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (2020). National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites at Jarvis Island and Palmyra Atoll in the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument from 2015-04-16 to 2016-05-21 (NCEI Accession 0210809). https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0210809. In NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division. National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in the Pacific Remote Island Areas. [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.7289/v5ks6pv2. Accessed [date].
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  • 2020-07-01T20:23:04Z - NCEI Accession 0210809 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: WATER TEMPERATURE (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Temperature Sensors; Sampling and Analyzing Method: Water temperature data were collected using high-accuracy subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) made by SeaBird Electronics (SBE 56). STRs were deployed on the reef for a period of ~6 months to 1 year at depths ranging from ~0-30 m at permanent monitoring sites established by the PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division. Sample Interval was 5 minutes.; Data Quality Method: INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS for SBE 56 and SBE 39plus (no pressure sensor): --Rigorous 11-point temperature calibration of each sensor --High-accuracy real-time clock. Clock Accuracy: 5 seconds/month --Temperature Accuracy: ± 0.002 °C (-5 to +35 °C); ± 0.01 °C (+35 to +45 C) --Temperature Resolution: 0.0001°C --Temperature Stability: 0.0002 °C/month (0.002 °C/year).
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • temperature sensor
Platform
  • NOAA Ship Hi'ialakai
  • NOAA Ship Oscar Elton Sette
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