Five Year Mean Sea-Surface Temperature in the Northern Gulf of Mexico for 2005 through 2009

Description

These images were created by combining the mean sea-surface temperature values to produce seasonal representations for winter, spring, summer and fall. Winter includes the months of January, February and March; spring includes the months of April, May and June; summer includes the months of July, August and September; fall includes the months of October, November and December. Sea-surface temperature values were originally obtained from the Naval Research Laboratory at the Stennis Space Center (NRL/SSC). NRL/SSC processed MODIS-Aqua satellite imagery covering the Gulf of Mexico, for a 5-year time period from January 2005 through December 2009. The Gulf of Mexico was divided into three regions, western, central and eastern. For purposes of this image, the three regions were joined in ArcMAP 10. Sea-surface temperature from MODIS-Aqua was calculated with the standard NASA processing algorithm; uncertainties are about 0.1 C or less (Minnett et al. 2004). These values were then reclassified into temperature categories in accordance with the Coastal and Marine Ecological Classification Standard (CMECS). Four CMECS ranges in 10 degree increments were used for this study: cold (0 - < 10 degrees C), temperate (10 - < 20 degrees C), warm (20 - < 30 degrees C), hot (> 30 degrees C).However, in the FGDC-endorsed CMECS (FGDC-STD-018-2012) temperature ranges are presented in 5 degree increments. The mean sea-surface values for the northern Gulf of Mexico only fall into three of the four categories, temperate (shown as yellow), warm (shown as blue) and hot (shown as red).

Resources

Name Format Description Link
23 http://service.ncddc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DataAtlas/CMECS_Temperature_Spring/MapServer
23 http://service.ncddc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DataAtlas/CMECS_Temperature_Summer/MapServer
23 http://service.ncddc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DataAtlas/CMECS_Chlorophyll_Fall/MapServer
23 http://service.ncddc.noaa.gov/arcgis/rest/services/DataAtlas/CMECS_Chlorophyll_Winter/MapServer
0 View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/48039
0 Online Resource https://coast.noaa.gov/
0 Online Resource https://gulfatlas.noaa.gov/
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
33 NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inportserve/waf/noaa/nos/ocm/dmp/pdf/48039.pdf
0 http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/website/DataAtlas/atlas.htm?plate=Temperature%20-%20CMECS
0 NOAA Office for Coastal Management Home Page https://coast.noaa.gov
0 The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords

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  • water column
  • human dimensions
  • united states of america
  • office of coastal management
  • sea surface
  • environmental governance/management
  • national ocean service
  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • environmental monitoring
  • continent
  • mississippi
  • noaa
  • marine ecosystems
  • north america
  • doc/noaa/nos/ocm
  • atlantic ocean
  • gulf of mexico
  • u.s. department of commerce
  • earth science
  • texas
  • environmental impacts
  • ocean
  • pelagic
  • florida
  • epipelagic
  • temperature
  • louisiana
  • alabama
  • north atlantic ocean
  • western florida
  • gulfregion

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