ICON - West Fore Reef, Discovery Bay, Jamaica 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NODC Accession 0054499)

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Title:
ICON - West Fore Reef, Discovery Bay, Jamaica 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NODC Accession 0054499)
Abstract:
The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of OAR is conducting research on the influence of meteorological and oceanographic factors upon coral bleaching, and other biogeochemical processes occurring on coral reefs. Instrument arrays to measure the various environmental influences are being deployed at key coral reef areas to gain long-term temporally intensive data coverage, to provide near real-time information products, and to surface-truth NOAA satellite sea surface temperature (SST) products used for coral bleaching predictions ("HotSpot" products). OAR has developed expert system software plus the instrument array (together called the Integrated Coral Observing Network, or ICON, station) to screen data in near real-time to test for appropriate data ranges for each of the instruments, and to issue "alerts" as to conditions thought to be conducive to coral bleaching, and other modeled events. At each ICON station, local collaborators also provide feedback on the presence and progress of coral bleaching and thus validate coral bleaching predictions made by satellite HotSpots and ICON information products.
Supplemental_Information:
Salinity is in practical salinity units; Wind speed is in knots; barometric pressure is in millibars; wind direction is in degrees of the compass; temperature is in Celsius; Ultraviolet radiation is in units of uJ cm-2 s-1; Photosynthetically active radiation is in umol quanta m-2s-1
  1. How might this data set be cited?
    Hendee, James C., 20090720, ICON - West Fore Reef, Discovery Bay, Jamaica 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NODC Accession 0054499).

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  2. What geographic area does the data set cover?
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.08
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: -76.08
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.47
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: 23.47
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    Beginning_Date: 01-Jan-2008
    Ending_Date: 08-Nov-2008
    Currentness_Reference: ground condition
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    James C. Hendee
    Ocean Chemistry Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
    Miami, Florida
    USA

    (305) 361-4396 (voice)

Why was the data set created?

The impetus for such a framework was the perceived marked regional decline in coral reefs and the critical need to provide data and options for resource management.

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  2. How were the data generated, processed, and modified?
    Date: Jul-2009 (process 1 of 1)
    Data have been manually screened and erroneous values due to instrument malfunction have been noted and/or removed.
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    Data has been reviewed and edited in attempt to remove unreliable values.
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    Time, Air Temperature, Sea Temperature at surface and 3 m, Wind Gust, Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Barometric Pressure, Salinity (1 and 3m), Conductivty (1 and 3m), Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) at the surface, 1m, and 3m ultraviolet radiation (UV, 305, 330, 380 nm) at the surface, 1m, and 3m, rain and hail amts and duration are only parameters available All light parameters at the surface and 1 m unavailable from June 26 through the end of the dataset. Deep UV-305 nm unavailable from June 8 through end of data set whereas all other deep light parameters unavailable from June 18 through end of dataset. No data available from June 26 through July 11.
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    none

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Access_Constraints: None
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    James C. Hendee
    Ocean Chemistry Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meterological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
    4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
    Miami, Florida
    USA

    (305) 361-4396 (voice)
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    Disclaimer- While every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of the current state of the art, NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
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Dates:
Last modified: 23-Dec-2023
Last Reviewed: 20-Aug-2009
Metadata author:
Derek Manzello
Ocean Chemistry Division, Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
4301 Rickenbacker Causeway
Miami, Florida
USA

305-361-4389 (voice)
Metadata standard:
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata (FGDC-STD-001-1998)

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