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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...

Data Set (DS)  |  Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:21443  |  Updated: May 21, 2024  |  Published / External 
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Summary

Diver deploying and collecting STRs

Short Citation
Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: 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 2023., https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/21443.
Full Citation Examples

DOI: doi:10.7289/V5KS6PV2

Abstract

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) as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The STRs were deployed for a period of 1-6 years from 2011 to 2023 and recovered during ESD-led NCRMP missions to the PRIMNM in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2023.

The high-accuracy temperature loggers made by Sea-Bird Electronics (SBE) or RBR Ltd. 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 over time ranges from 30 seconds to 60 minutes; though the current sample interval used is 5 minutes. Each instance an STR was recovered from a fixed reef site, another STR was typically deployed at the same location and depth and was also assigned the same OCC_SITEID. Data were downloaded using the SeaBird SeaTerm V2 or RBR Ruskinv2 programs and post-processed using R to trim out of water data.

Distribution Information

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2023_PRIAs.csv
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text), 1.24 GB

    Single CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2018 and recovered in 2023. Sample interval is every 5-10 minutes.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2023_PRIAs_QC.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format, 15.0 MB

    Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2023 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2023_PRIAS_split.zip
    CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text), 56.1MB

    A zip folder that contains the 2018 - 2023 PRIAs STR data SPLIT into a series of 6 CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series). These split files are provided in a single zip file.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2016_PRIA.zip
    812 MB

    Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) at Jarvis Island of the Pacific Remote Island Areas in November 2015 and recovered in 2016 during NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) mission SE1602. STRs were also deployed during ESD mission HA1501 at Palmyra Atoll of the Pacific Remote Island Areas in April 2015 and recovered in 2016 by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). Sample interval is 5 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 212 MB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

  • STR_QC_PRIA_2016.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format, 3.52 MB

    Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered in 2016 at Jarvis during NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) mission SE1602 and at Palmyra by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO).

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2015_PRIA_split.zip
    311 MB

    Zip file containing a series of 42 split CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series) of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas and recovered in 2015. Sample interval ranged from 1 to 60 minutes. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

  • STR_QC_PRIA_2015.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format, 90.3 MB

    Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2015 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.

  • STR_QC_PRIA_2014.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format, 1.48 MB

    Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2014 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2017_PRIA_split.zip
    31.9 MB

    Zip file containing a series of 4 split CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series) of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2014 at Wake Atoll; 2015 at Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands; and 2016 at Jarvis Island. STRs were recovered in 2017. Sample interval is 5 minutes. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2018_PRIA.zip
    121 MB

    Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas (Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra) in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and recovered in 2018. Sample interval is 5 minutes, with the exception of one instrument with a 30 second sample interval. Unzipped CSV is 3.24 GB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2018_PRIA_split.zip
    120 MB

    Zip file containing a series of 15 split CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series) of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas (Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra) in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and recovered in 2018. Sample interval is 5 minutes, with the exception of one instrument with a 30 second sample interval. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

  • STR_QC_PRIA_2018.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format, 41.6 MB

    Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2018 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2017_PRIA.zip
    31.9 MB

    Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2014 at Wake Atoll; 2015 at Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands; and 2016 at Jarvis Island. STRs were recovered in 2017. Sample interval is 5 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 880 MB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

  • STR_QC_PRIA_2017.pdf
    PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format, 11.4 MB

    Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2017 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2015_PRIA.zip
    318 MB

    Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas and recovered in 2015. Sample interval ranged from 1 to 60 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 9.43 GB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

  • ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2014_PRIA.zip
    2.39 MB

    Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at Wake Atoll of the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2011 and recovered in 2014. Sample interval is 60 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 64.6 MB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.

Access Constraints:

None

Use Constraints:

These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems.

Please cite NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data.

Suggested citation:

Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: 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 2023, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/21443.

Controlled Theme Keywords

CORAL REEF, DOC/NOAA/NMFS, oceans, WATER TEMPERATURE

Child Items

Type Title
Entity ESD_NCRMP_TEMPERATURE_DATADICTIONARY_2023

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Hannah C Barkley
hannah.barkley@noaa.gov

Metadata Contact
Lori H Luers
lori.luers@noaa.gov

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-176.621481° W, -159.972331° E, 16.736138° N, -0.375096° S

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2015 at Johnston, Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman and Palmyra during ASRAMP 2015.

Geographic Area 2

166.594851° W, 166.657207° E, 19.316315° N, 19.276744° S

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2014 at Wake during MARAMP 2014.

Geographic Area 3

166.597981° W, -159.978816° E, 19.316313° N, -0.382343° S

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2017 at Howland, Baker, Jarvis, and Wake during MARAMP 2017.

Geographic Area 4

-162.1213° W, -159.9788° E, 5.897421° N, -0.373939° S

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2016 at Jarvis during SE1602 and at Palmyra by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO).

Geographic Area 5

-176.6215° W, -159.9723° E, 6.439351° N, -0.382443° S

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2018 at Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra during ASRAMP 2018.

Geographic Area 6

-176.622° W, -162.0751° E, 5.8976972° N, 0.1915071° S

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2023 at Howland, Baker and Palmyra during the Pacific NCRMP mission (ASRAMP) of 2023.

Time Frame 1
2012-03-04 - 2015-11-12

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered across the PRIA (except Wake) during ASRAMP 2015 (and a few recovered in Nov 2015).

Time Frame 2
2011-03-22 - 2014-03-19

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered at Wake Atoll during MARAMP 2014.

Time Frame 3
2015-04-16 - 2016-05-21

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2016 at Jarvis during SE1602 and at Palmyra by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). STRs were deployed in November 2015 at Jarvis by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and in April 2015 at Palmyra during HA1501.

Time Frame 4
2018-06-09 - 2023-10-26

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered across the PRIA (except Wake, Kingman, and Jarvis) during ASRAMP 2023. Palmyra STRs were recovered in October 2023 on a shared mission with Scripps Institute of Oceanography (MP2305).

Time Frame 5
2014-03-16 - 2017-04-23

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered at Howland, Baker, Jarvis and Wake during MARAMP 2017. STRs were deployed in 2014 (Wake), 2015 (Baker, Howland and Jarvis), and 2016 (Jarvis).

Time Frame 6
2015-02-04 - 2018-08-10

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered across the PRIA, including Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra, during ASRAMP 2018. STRs were deployed in 2015, 2016 (Jarvis and Palmyra only), and 2017 (Howland, Baker, and Jarvis).

Item Identification

Title: 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 2023.
Short Name: NCRMP: STR PRIAs
Status: On Going
Creation Date: 2017-03
Revision Date: 2024-03
Publication Date: 2024
Abstract:

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) as part of the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP). The STRs were deployed for a period of 1-6 years from 2011 to 2023 and recovered during ESD-led NCRMP missions to the PRIMNM in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2023.

The high-accuracy temperature loggers made by Sea-Bird Electronics (SBE) or RBR Ltd. 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 over time ranges from 30 seconds to 60 minutes; though the current sample interval used is 5 minutes. Each instance an STR was recovered from a fixed reef site, another STR was typically deployed at the same location and depth and was also assigned the same OCC_SITEID. Data were downloaded using the SeaBird SeaTerm V2 or RBR Ruskinv2 programs and post-processed using R to trim out of water data.
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.
Notes:

Note: dates for last leg of 2015 PRIA missing from extents.
Supplemental Information:

The NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (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 National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) 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.
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): doi:10.7289/V5KS6PV2
DOI Registration Authority: NOAA

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > REEF > CORAL REEF
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE
ISO 19115 Topic Category
oceans
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Aquatic Habitat > Reef Habitat
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Biosphere > Zoology > Corals > Reef Monitoring and Assessment > In Situ Physical
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Temperature > Water Temperature > Bottom
CRCP Project 587
CRCP Project 743
CRCP Project National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
CRCP Project Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Monitoring coral reef ecosystems of the US Pacific Islands and Atolls
NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS WATER TEMPERATURE
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS in situ
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS physical
NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS time series
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Coral Reef Conservation Program
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS CORAL REEF STUDIES
NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center; Ecosystem Sciences Division
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Division
None Coral Reef Ecosystem Program
None CRED
None CREP
None Ecosystem Sciences Division
None ESD
None National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
None NCRMP
None Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
None PIFSC
None RAMP
None Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > BAKER ISLAND
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > HOWLAND ISLAND
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > JARVIS ISLAND
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > JOHNSTON ATOLL
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > KINGMAN REEF
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > PALMYRA ATOLL
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN > CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN > WAKE ISLAND
UNCONTROLLED
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Baker Island (00N176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > USA Minor Outlying Islands > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Baker Island > Baker Island (00N176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Howland Island > Howland Island (00S176W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Johnston Atoll > Johnston Atoll (16N169W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Jarvis Island (00S160W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Kingman Reef (06N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Line Islands > Palmyra Atoll (05N162W0001)
CoRIS Place Thesaurus OCEAN BASIN > Pacific Ocean > Central Pacific Ocean > Wake Atoll > Wake Atoll (19N167E0001)
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Equatorial Pacific Ocean
NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
None Pacific Remote Island Areas
None Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument
None PRIA
None PRIMNM

Instrument Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
TEMPERATURE LOGGERS > TEMPERATURE LOGGERS
UNCONTROLLED
NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Temperature Sensors
None RBRsolo3T
None SBE 39plus
None SBE 56
None STR
None subsurface temperature recorder
None temperature logger
None temperature recorder
None temperature sensor
None thermistor

Platform Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS HI'IALAKAI
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS OSCAR ELTON SETTE
NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS RAINIER
None Small Boat

Physical Location

Organization: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
City: Honolulu
State/Province: HI
Country: USA

Data Set Information

Data Set Scope Code: Data Set
Data Set Type: CSV Files
Maintenance Frequency: As Needed
Maintenance Note:

Updated March 2024 with data collected from instruments recovered in 2023 and made changes to the format of all Date/Time data columns in the STR Entity.

Updated April 2020 for all years following STR database QC and migration and resubmission of the 2014, 2015, and 2017 data, and for the 2018 data submission.
Data Presentation Form: Table (digital)
Entity Attribute Overview:

The temperature data includes metadata for each recorded observation and water temperature in degrees Celsius. Sample interval ranges from 30 seconds to 60 minutes, depending on the instrument and deployment.

Entity Attribute Detail URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/37062
Distribution Liability:

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 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.
Data Set Credit: NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division and funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

Support Roles

Data Set Credit

CC ID: 345361
Date Effective From: 2011
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP)
Address: 1305 East West Highway 10th Floor
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281
Phone: (301) 713-3155
URL: https://coralreef.noaa.gov

Data Steward

CC ID: 835955
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Barkley, Hannah C
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: hannah.barkley@noaa.gov

Distributor

CC ID: 348689
Date Effective From: 2017
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 1327323
Date Effective From: 2024
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Luers, Lori H
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: lori.luers@noaa.gov
Contact Instructions:

Email preferred.

Originator

CC ID: 165416
Date Effective From: 2011
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC)
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: pifsc.info@noaa.gov
Phone: 808-725-5360
URL: https://www.pifsc.noaa.gov
Business Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 835956
Date Effective From: 2018
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Barkley, Hannah C
Address: 1845 Wasp Blvd.
Honolulu, HI 96818
USA
Email Address: hannah.barkley@noaa.gov
View Historical Support Roles

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Description:

Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA)

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 348782
W° Bound: -176.621481
E° Bound: -159.972331
N° Bound: 16.736138
S° Bound: -0.375096
Description

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2015 at Johnston, Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman and Palmyra during ASRAMP 2015.

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 2

CC ID: 348783
W° Bound: 166.594851
E° Bound: 166.657207
N° Bound: 19.316315
S° Bound: 19.276744
Description

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2014 at Wake during MARAMP 2014.

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 3

CC ID: 835958
W° Bound: 166.597981
E° Bound: -159.978816
N° Bound: 19.316313
S° Bound: -0.382343
Description

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2017 at Howland, Baker, Jarvis, and Wake during MARAMP 2017.

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 4

CC ID: 835957
W° Bound: -162.1213
E° Bound: -159.9788
N° Bound: 5.897421
S° Bound: -0.373939
Description

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2016 at Jarvis during SE1602 and at Palmyra by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO).

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 5

CC ID: 835961
W° Bound: -176.6215
E° Bound: -159.9723
N° Bound: 6.439351
S° Bound: -0.382443
Description

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2018 at Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra during ASRAMP 2018.

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 6

CC ID: 1327324
W° Bound: -176.622
E° Bound: -162.0751
N° Bound: 5.8976972
S° Bound: 0.1915071
Description

Spatial extent of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2023 at Howland, Baker and Palmyra during the Pacific NCRMP mission (ASRAMP) of 2023.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 348784
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2012-03-04
End: 2015-11-12
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1501
Description:

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered across the PRIA (except Wake) during ASRAMP 2015 (and a few recovered in Nov 2015).

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 2

CC ID: 348785
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2011-03-22
End: 2014-03-19
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1101
Alternate End As Of Info: HA1401
Description:

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered at Wake Atoll during MARAMP 2014.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 3

CC ID: 348786
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2015-04-16
End: 2016-05-21
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1501 and by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI)
Alternate End As Of Info: SE 1602 and by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO)
Description:

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered in 2016 at Jarvis during SE1602 and at Palmyra by Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). STRs were deployed in November 2015 at Jarvis by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and in April 2015 at Palmyra during HA1501.

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 4

CC ID: 1327325
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2018-06-09
End: 2023-10-26
Alternate Start As Of Info: RA2301 and MP2305
Description:

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered across the PRIA (except Wake, Kingman, and Jarvis) during ASRAMP 2023. Palmyra STRs were recovered in October 2023 on a shared mission with Scripps Institute of Oceanography (MP2305).

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 5

CC ID: 771815
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2014-03-16
End: 2017-04-23
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1701
Description:

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered at Howland, Baker, Jarvis and Wake during MARAMP 2017. STRs were deployed in 2014 (Wake), 2015 (Baker, Howland and Jarvis), and 2016 (Jarvis).

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 6

CC ID: 835960
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2015-02-04
End: 2018-08-10
Alternate Start As Of Info: HA1501, SE1602, HA1701, and deployments in Palmyra from SIO (May 2016) and USFWS (September 2017).
Alternate End As Of Info: HA1801
Description:

Date range of temperature data from STRs recovered across the PRIA, including Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra, during ASRAMP 2018. STRs were deployed in 2015, 2016 (Jarvis and Palmyra only), and 2017 (Howland, Baker, and Jarvis).

Access Information

Security Class: Unclassified
Security Classification System:

Not applicable
Security Handling Description:

Not applicable
Data Access Policy:

NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) Data Sharing Recommendations, version 9.0 updated August 12, 2015:

ESD welcomes the opportunity to collaborate on research issues contributing to the scientific basis for better management of marine ecosystems. ESD has a very diverse set of field activities that generates large volumes of data using an array of data collection protocols.

The following recommendations are for your consideration as you use this data:

1) Data analyses should take all field exigencies into account. The most effective way to do this would be active collaboration with ESD principal investigators.

2) In all presentations, product releases, or publications using data generated by ESD, proper acknowledgement of both ESD and the individuals responsible for data collection is expected. Citing the DOI (if available) is preferred, a non-DOI example is listed below.

3) If you collect or generate data for the same study areas, ESD requests that you share relevant information on complimentary data collections.

4) Those receiving data are strongly urged to inform the ESD Data Management Team of any errors and discrepancies that are discovered during the course of using these data. They are further urged to bring to the attention of the Team all problems and difficulties encountered in using these data. This information is necessary in order to improve the collections and to facilitate more efficient and economical data processing and retrieval. The users are asked to supply copies of any missing data that may be located, and to provide information as to significant subsets and special aggregations of data that are developed in using the material provided.

Example acknowledgment:

"This publication makes use of data products gathered by the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), with funding support from the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program. The analysis and interpretations presented here are solely that of the current authors.€
Data Access Procedure:

Data can be accessed online via the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) Ocean Archive.
Data Access Constraints:

None
Data Use Constraints:

These oceanographic data are PRELIMINARY data and have not been screened for accuracy. NOAA can not be held liable for use of these data in a manner other than for perusal of preliminary oceanographic data for scientific research on coral reefs ecosystems.

Please cite NOAA Fisheries, Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) when using the data.

Suggested citation:

Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD), Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, 2024: 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 2023, https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/inport/item/21443.
Metadata Access Constraints:

None
Metadata Use Constraints:

None

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1327326
Start Date: 2024-05-21
End Date: Present
Download URL: http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0292925
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2023_PRIAs.csv
Description:

Single CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2018 and recovered in 2023. Sample interval is every 5-10 minutes.
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size: 1.24 GB

Distribution 2

CC ID: 1327327
Start Date: 2024-05-21
End Date: Present
Download URL: http://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0292925
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2023_PRIAs_QC.pdf
Description:

Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2023 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
File Size: 15.0 MB

Distribution 3

CC ID: 1333272
Start Date: 2024-05-21
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0292925
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2023_PRIAS_split.zip
Description:

A zip folder that contains the 2018 - 2023 PRIAs STR data SPLIT into a series of 6 CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series). These split files are provided in a single zip file.
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size: 56.1MB

Distribution 4

CC ID: 835962
Start Date: 2020-07-01
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0210809
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2016_PRIA.zip
Description:

Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) at Jarvis Island of the Pacific Remote Island Areas in November 2015 and recovered in 2016 during NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) mission SE1602. STRs were also deployed during ESD mission HA1501 at Palmyra Atoll of the Pacific Remote Island Areas in April 2015 and recovered in 2016 by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). Sample interval is 5 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 212 MB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
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Distribution 5

CC ID: 905174
Start Date: 2020-07-01
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0210809
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: STR_QC_PRIA_2016.pdf
Description:

Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered in 2016 at Jarvis during NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) mission SE1602 and at Palmyra by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO).
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File Size: 3.52 MB

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CC ID: 904538
Start Date: 2020-06-24
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0162217
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2015_PRIA_split.zip
Description:

Zip file containing a series of 42 split CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series) of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas and recovered in 2015. Sample interval ranged from 1 to 60 minutes. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
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Compression: Zip

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CC ID: 904544
Start Date: 2020-06-24
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0162217
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: STR_QC_PRIA_2015.pdf
Description:

Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2015 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.
File Date/Time: 2020-06-08 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
File Size: 90.3 MB

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CC ID: 905173
Start Date: 2020-06-24
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0162218
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: STR_QC_PRIA_2014.pdf
Description:

Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2014 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.
File Date/Time: 2020-06-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
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File Size: 1.48 MB

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CC ID: 904540
Start Date: 2020-06-24
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176111
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2017_PRIA_split.zip
Description:

Zip file containing a series of 4 split CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series) of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2014 at Wake Atoll; 2015 at Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands; and 2016 at Jarvis Island. STRs were recovered in 2017. Sample interval is 5 minutes. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
File Date/Time: 2020-06-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): ZIP
File Size: 31.9 MB
Compression: Zip

Distribution 10

CC ID: 835963
Start Date: 2020-06-10
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0210255
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2018_PRIA.zip
Description:

Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas (Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra) in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and recovered in 2018. Sample interval is 5 minutes, with the exception of one instrument with a 30 second sample interval. Unzipped CSV is 3.24 GB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
File Date/Time: 2020-05-08 00:00:00
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CC ID: 904541
Start Date: 2020-06-10
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0210255
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2018_PRIA_split.zip
Description:

Zip file containing a series of 15 split CSV files (1-million rows each, except for the last CSV file in the series) of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas (Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Kingman, and Palmyra) in 2015, 2016, and 2017 and recovered in 2018. Sample interval is 5 minutes, with the exception of one instrument with a 30 second sample interval. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
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Start Date: 2020-06-10
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0210255
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: STR_QC_PRIA_2018.pdf
Description:

Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2018 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.
File Date/Time: 2020-05-13 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
File Size: 41.6 MB

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End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176111
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2017_PRIA.zip
Description:

Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2014 at Wake Atoll; 2015 at Baker, Howland, and Jarvis Islands; and 2016 at Jarvis Island. STRs were recovered in 2017. Sample interval is 5 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 880 MB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
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CC ID: 904543
Start Date: 2020-04-08
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0176111
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: STR_QC_PRIA_2017.pdf
Description:

Quality control report generated for temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) recovered from sites across the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2017 by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division.
File Date/Time: 2020-06-03 00:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): PDF
Distribution Format: PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
File Size: 11.4 MB

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CC ID: 387505
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End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0162217
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2015_PRIA.zip
Description:

Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) across the Pacific Remote Island Areas and recovered in 2015. Sample interval ranged from 1 to 60 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 9.43 GB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
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CC ID: 348813
Start Date: 2017-03-31
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://accession.nodc.noaa.gov/0162218
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: ESD_NCRMP_Temperature_2014_PRIA.zip
Description:

Zip file containing one CSV file of temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed by the NOAA Fisheries Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) at Wake Atoll of the Pacific Remote Island Areas in 2011 and recovered in 2014. Sample interval is 60 minutes. Unzipped CSV is 64.6 MB. Refer to the README in the 0-data folder of the archive folder.
File Date/Time: 2020-05-08 00:00:00
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URLs

URL 1

CC ID: 165418
URL: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/region/pacific-islands#science
Name: Science Overview in the Pacific Islands
URL Type:
Online Resource

URL 2

CC ID: 165523
URL: https://www.coris.noaa.gov/monitoring/
Name: NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program
URL Type:
Online Resource
Description:

Information about the NOAA National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP) on the NOAA Coral Reef Information System website.

URL 3

CC ID: 1333270
URL: https://media.fisheries.noaa.gov/2023-07/5472x3648-Diver-collectS-STR-ARI-Halperin-PIFSC.JPG
Name: Diver deploying and collecting STRs
URL Type:
Browse Graphic
Diver deploying and collecting STRs
File Resource Format: jpg
Description:

Image of diver deploying and collecting STRs on RA-23-01 cruise

Technical Environment

Description:

Data are downloaded from STRs using the SeaBird SeaTerm V2 or RBR Ruskin V2 program, post-processed in R, and migrated to the NOAA Fisheries, Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) Oracle database.

PIFSC Oracle database view: MV_OCN_NCEI_STR_PRIA

Data are exported by region and recovered year as one consolidated CSV file and zipped. The consolidated CSV files typically contain several million rows of data. Hence, the consolidated CSV file is also split into a series of 1-million row CSV files, which are also zipped.

Data Quality

Accuracy:

INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS:

SBE 56 and SBE 39plus (no pressure sensor):

Rigorous 11-point temperature calibration of each sensor, 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, and temperature stability: 0.0002 °C/month.

RBRSolo3T:

Temperature (degrees Celsius): Measurement Range -5 to 35; Initial Accuracy +/-0.002, Typical Stability 0.002 degrees per year, Resolution 0.00005. Clock Accuracy: +/- 60 seconds per year.
Completeness Measure:

RBR Solo3T: 130 million samples

SBE 56 Memory Capacity: 15.9 million samples

SBE 39plus Data Memory: 9.5 million samples (without pressure)
Completeness Report:

Data from when the instrument was turned on but not yet deployed are removed, and data from the period between removal and data download are also removed. Information about instruments that were lost or that failed are excluded.

Conceptual Consistency:

All data gathered are consistent with the given methodology.

Quality Control Procedures Employed:

Quality control is conducted by PIFSC ESD personnel after the data is downloaded from the instrument during the cruise, when the data are post-processed, again after it is migrated to the database, and finally when it is packaged and submitted to the NOAA archive.

Data Management

Have Resources for Management of these Data Been Identified?: Yes
Approximate Percentage of Budget for these Data Devoted to Data Management: Unknown
Do these Data Comply with the Data Access Directive?: Yes
Is Access to the Data Limited Based on an Approved Waiver?: No
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Dissemination: Unknown
Actual or Planned Long-Term Data Archive Location: NCEI-MD
Approximate Delay Between Data Collection and Archiving: Unknown
How Will the Data Be Protected from Accidental or Malicious Modification or Deletion Prior to Receipt by the Archive?:

The data is captured in several locations: files stored on the cruise server during the mission and the PIFSC network, and data are imported into the PIFSC Oracle database. The cruise server is regularly backed up by the cruise data manager while at sea, and the PIFSC network and Oracle database are maintained and regularly backed up by PIFSC ITS.

Lineage

Lineage Statement:

STRs are usually deployed on the reef for a period of 3 years (shorter or longer deployments occur) at depths ranging from 0-30 m at permanent monitoring sites established by the NOAA Fisheries Pacific Islands, Ecosystem Sciences Division.

Sources

RK Hoeke, JM Gove, E Smith, P Fisher-Pool, M Lammers, D Merritt, OJ Vetter, CW Young, KB Wong & RE Brainard (2009) Coral reef ecosystem integrated observing system: In-situ oceanographic observations at the US Pacific islands and atolls, Journal of Operational Oceanography, 2:2, 3-14, DOI: 10.1080/1755876X.2009.12027737

CC ID: 835964
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Publish Date: 2009-01-01
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/1755876X.2009.12027737
Citation URL Name: Journal of Operational Oceanography
Source Contribution:

The PIFSC Ecosystem Sciences Division's oceanography team collects data using a variety of methods as described in this paper on in-situ oceanographic observations.

Venegas, R.M., Oliver, T., Liu, G. et al. The Rarity of Depth Refugia from Coral Bleaching Heat Stress in the Western and Central Pacific Islands. Sci Rep 9, 19710 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56232-1

CC ID: 903164
Contact Role Type: Originator
Contact Type: Organization
Contact Name: Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center
Publish Date: 2019-12-23
Citation URL: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-56232-1
Citation URL Name: Nature Scientific Reports
Source Contribution:

Current methodology

Process Steps

Process Step 1

CC ID: 256776
Description:

STRs are attached to a mounting bracket, weighted, and strapped to solid substrate (attached dead coral or rock) at the benthos by SCUBA divers using cable ties. A GPS point is taken by surface support personnel at the surface float that is positioned directly above the instrument during the dive. The depth of the instrument is taken by photographing a diver depth gauge next to the serial number of the instrument after installation.

On recovery, a second waypoint and depth are taken in the same manner as the deployment before cutting the instrument free. When a STR is recovered, typically another STR is deployed in the same location and the same depth and is assigned the same OCC_SITEID (as long as the coordinates are within 100-m diameter and 3-m depth cylinder of the pre-existing OCC_SITEID).

Process Contact: Barkley, Hannah C
Email Address: hannah.barkley@noaa.gov

Process Step 2

CC ID: 256777
Description:

Data are downloaded using the SeaBird SeaTerm V2 or RBR Ruskin V2 program, and then post-processed in R. Data from when the instrument was turned on but not yet deployed are removed, and data from the period between removal and data download are also removed.

Process Contact: Barkley, Hannah C
Email Address: hannah.barkley@noaa.gov

Acquisition Information

Instruments

Instrument 1

CC ID: 1327328
Identifier: RBR Solo3T
Instrument / Gear: Instrument
Instrument Type: Subsurface Temperature Recorded (STR)
Description:

A low-cost, high-accuracy, fast-sampling temperature recorder with USB-c interface, internal battery, and memory. Temperature and time sampling options, at user-programmable 0.5-sec to 9-hour intervals. Data are uploaded upon recovery via the internal USB connector, and output in engineering units (degrees C, date and time). The high stability preserves the initial calibration accuracy, requiring less frequent (or no) calibrations. Ideal for underwater recording applications.

Instrument 2

CC ID: 906423
Identifier: SBE 39plus
Instrument / Gear: Instrument
Instrument Type: Temperature Sensor
Description:

A high-accuracy, fast-sampling temperature (pressure optional) recorder with USB interface, internal batteries, and memory. Designed for moorings or other long-duration, fixed-site deployments, as well as deployments on nets, towed vehicles, or ROVs. Temperature, pressure (optional), and time sampling options, at user-programmable 0.5-sec to 6-hour intervals. Data is recorded in memory and can also be output in real-time. Measured data are output in engineering units.

Instrument 3

CC ID: 906424
Identifier: SBE 56
Instrument / Gear: Instrument
Instrument Type: Temperature Sensor
Description:

A low-cost, high-accuracy, fast-sampling temperature recorder with USB interface, internal battery (up to 2 years), and memory. Temperature and time sampling options, at user-programmable 0.5-sec to 9-hour intervals. Data are uploaded upon recovery via the internal USB connector, and output in engineering units (degrees C, date and time). The high stability preserves the initial calibration accuracy, requiring less frequent (or no) calibrations. Ideal for underwater recording applications.

Platforms

Platform Unavailable Reason: Not Applicable

Child Items

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Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 21443
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:21443
Metadata Record Created By: Sarah A O'Connor
Metadata Record Created: 2014-02-28 11:25+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: Lori H Luers
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-05-21 23:51+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2024-05-21
Owner Org: PIFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2024-05-03
Metadata Review Frequency: 3 Years
Metadata Next Review Date: 2027-05-03