CORRECTION -- Bleaching expanding in Caribbean
astrong at nesdis.noaa.gov
astrong at nesdis.noaa.gov
Tue Sep 1 13:28:16 EDT 1998
...ADD Jamaica to the list of bleaching potential...
HotSpot Notes -- September 1, 1998
NOAA satellite data show "HotSpots" and related coral reef
bleaching has expanded considerably southward into the
Caribbean [excessive ocean surface temperatures appear to be
fueling Hurricane Danielle as it moves to the NW of Bermuda,
away from the upwelled track left by Hurricane Bonnie:
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/anomnight.9.1.1998.gif]:
Florida Keys*
Belize
Cozumel
Jamaica+
Honduras
Panama
Grand Cayman+*
Virgin Islands-
Lesser Antilles - southern+
Dutch Antilles-*
Also:
Bermuda+
Bahamas-*
Baja - Cabo San Lucas
Over the Eastern Hemisphere:
Red Sea [central & south]
Philippines [all except SW areas]**
Okinawa area & S. Japan*
Gulf of Oman
Arabian Sea*
Verifications appreciated...
[+ = increasing; - = decreasing; * = verified]
AES
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Alan E. Strong
Phys Scientist/Oceanographer Adj Assoc Res Professor
NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3 US Naval Academy
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