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Federal
Wave Power Long-term Mean, 2002-2012 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Wave power is a major environmental forcing mechanism that influences a number of marine ecosystem processes including coral reef community development, structure,... -
Federal
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Maximum Monthly Climatological Mean, 2003-2018 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Solar irradiance is one of the most important factors influencing coral reefs. As a majority of their nutrients are obtained from symbiotic photosynthesizing... -
Federal
Coral Favorability: Managed Conditions - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Managers have some ability to support healthy environmental conditions through strategic action at a local and regional scale, such as water quality. This layer... -
Federal
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Long-term Mean, 1985-2018 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Sea surface temperature (SST) plays an important role in a number of ecological processes and can vary over a wide range of time scales, from daily to decadal... -
Federal
Coral Favorability: Non-Managed Conditions: Present - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Many aspects of the environment are outside the control of local or regional resource managers. These conditions may require concerted global action to affect change... -
Federal
Coral Favorability: Non-Managed Conditions: Intermediate Emissions - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Many aspects of the environment are outside the control of local or regional resource managers. These conditions may require concerted global action to affect change... -
Federal
Turbidity (Kd490) Standard Deviation of Long-term Mean, 1998-2018 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Spectrally resolved water-leaving radiances (ocean color) and inferred chlorophyll concentration are key to studying phytoplankton dynamics at seasonal and inter-... -
Federal
Coral Favorability: Overall Environmental Conditions: Worst Case Emissions - Guam
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The overall condition of the environment is a combination of managed and non-managed factors. While it is difficult for managers to prevent coral bleaching events,...