SSTs on the Rise - W. Australia
Alan E. Strong
Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov
Tue Jan 4 15:37:54 EST 2000
SSTs on the Rise -- HotSpots develop off
Western Australia
With La Nina conditions holding on over much
of the tropical oceans, SSTs around Australia
have been moving up dramatically off the SW
and W coastline
[http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/data/anomnight.1.4.2000.gif].
Being summer, temperature levels exceed the
normal maximum values expected during this
time of year -- hence "HotSpots" are depicted
where these elevations exceed 1 deg C
[http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/SST/climohot.html]
and bleaching is usually observed.
Our new experimental charts that attempt to
accumulate thermal stress over coral reefs
can be found at:
http://psbsgi1.nesdis.noaa.gov:8080/PSB/EPS/icg/dhw/dhw_new.html
This page will update twice each week and as
levels approach 8-10 degree heating weeks
[DHW]
potential coral mortality occurs.
Scientists/reef experts are encouraged to
fill out our feedback
forms provided at this NOAA WebSite to help
us with this development and monitoring work
Another region of SST increase and associated
HotSpots, we are watching, can be seen around
much of Papua New Guinea.
A. E. Strong.
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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
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301-763-8108
http://manati.wwb.noaa.gov/orad
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