Water temperature data from Subsurface Temperature Recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in Timor-Leste from 2012 to 2014

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Water temperature data were collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) using subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at fixed climate survey sites located on hard bottom shallow water (< 30 m) habitats in Timor-Leste. Climate sites were established by CREP to establish ecological baselines for climate change by measuring multiple features of the coral reef environment (in addition to the data described herein) over time.

These STRs or high-accuracy temperature loggers made by SeaBird Electronics (SBE) were deployed on the reef for a period of 2 years from October 2012 to October 2014, and the sample interval was set to one hour.

STRs aid in the monitoring of seawater temperature variability. These water temperature time series data for Timor-Leste, along with other data collected at the climate survey sites (water chemistry, calcification rates, invertebrate biodiversity, and benthic cover, all archived separately), can be used to help scientists assess and understand how coral reefs are responding to thermal stress that can lead to coral bleaching. The temperature data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.

Resources

Name Format Description Link
STR_Temperature_Timor_2014.csv Unknown Compiled temperature time series data from subsurface temperature recorders deployed in Timor-Leste in 2012 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) and recovered in 2014. Open resource
STR_FieldData_Timor_2014.csv Unknown Field metadata for subsurface temperature recorders deployed in Timor-Leste in 2012 by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) and recovered in 2015. This record contains information about the instrument, as well as the SITE_ID for the location where each STR was deployed. Open resource
Citation URL Unknown PIFSC blog post, Nov 2012: The final count: summary of mission to Timor-Leste in 2012 Open resource
Citation URL Unknown PIFSC blog post, Sept 2014: Scientists return to Timor-Leste for reef monitoring mission Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Timor-Leste project portal on the NOAA Coral Reef Information Service website where NOAA's final report for Timor-Leste and the datasets generated by NOAA CREP as part of the project can be downloaded. Open resource
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Unknown 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. Open resource
Full Metadata Record Unknown View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. Open resource
NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) PDF NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. Open resource
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Website Unknown Pacific Island Fisheries Science Center homepage Open resource
Citation URL Unknown Information about the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program's activities in the Coral Triangle. Open resource

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