Kuwait Bleaching

[Al Strong]

Is anyone able to provide this week's SSTs for any region in the Gulf??
We are trying to verify our present SSTs from our satellites...

Thanks,
Al Strong

Al Strong wrote:

> Coral-listers -
> >From the NOAA Coral Reef Bleaching Indices page:
> http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html
>
> The link to :
> Oman - Muscat
> 23.7N, 58.6E   shows:
> 12wk accum today  9.7
> Max 12wk*            16 (98)
> Current temp (C)     27.5
> Exp. max temp**     30.1
>
> The 12wk DHWs:
> http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw12week.east.gif
>
> shows DHWs of 9 to 10 in much of the Persian Gulf/Arabian Sea!
>
> These levels were seen in 1999 at this time as well:
> http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/ehet.s71999.e91999.gif
>
> ...and the maximum accumulation  at "Oman-Muscat" for the recent 10 years
> occurred in 1998:  DHW = 16! (based on satellite SSTs)
>
> Fortunately
> SSTs have cooled considerably at this time at Oman - Muscat.
> We see 27.5C from our satellite data...some 3 degrees C  BELOW  the critical
>
> HotSpot threshold (30.1degC + 1degC = 31.1degC) that brought on this most
> recent
> bout of bleaching.
>
> AES
>
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Alan E. Strong
Phys Scientist/Oceanographer
  NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3
  NOAA Science Center -- RM 711W
  5200 Auth Road
  Camp Springs, MD 20746-4304
        Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov
             301-763-8102 x170
      FAX: 301-763-8108
  http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad