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Federal
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Standard Deviation of Long-term 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... -
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Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Standard Deviation of 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... -
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CRED Towed-Diver Fish Biomass Survey at Ofu & Olosega, American Samoa in 2012
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
To support NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) long-term goals for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, towed-diver surveys (AKA... -
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CRED Towed-Diver Fish Biomass Surveys at Tutuila Island, American Samoa in 2006
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Towed-diver surveys (aka. Towboard surveys) are conducted by the Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) of the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) as... -
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Accuracy Assessment Field Data for American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project is a cooperative effort among the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment; the... -
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CRED Towed-Diver Benthic Characterization Surveys at Swains Island, American Samoa in 2004
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
To support NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) long-term goals for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, towed-diver surveys (aka.... -
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CRED Towed-Diver Benthic Characterization Surveys at Ofu And Olosega Islands, American Samoa in 2006
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
To support NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) long-term goals for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, towed-diver surveys (aka.... -
Federal
CRED Rapid Ecological Assessment Belt Surveys of Coral Population and Disease Assessment at Tutuila, American Samoa in 2012
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
To support a long-term NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) for sustainable management and conservation of coral reef ecosystems, from 20120401 to 20120426,... -
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Benthic Habitats of Tutuila 2001-2003, Derived from IKONOS Imagery
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project is a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, the... -
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Habitat Zone, Cover and Structure Maps of Swains Island 2001-2003, Derived from IKONOS Imagery
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This project is a cooperative effort between the National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment, the... -
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Turbidity (Kd490) Maximum Monthly Climatological 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
Turbidity (Kd490) Average Annual Maximum Anomaly, 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-... -
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Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Average Annual Frequency of Anomalies, 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
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Cover Derived from Analysis of Benthic Images Collected during Stratified Random Surveys (StRS) across American Samoa in 2015, 2018, and 2023.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described here result from benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at stratified random sites across the American Samoa in 2015, 2018, and... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Images Collected from Stratified Random Sites (StRS) across American Samoa since 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described here are benthic habitat imagery that result from benthic photo-quadrat surveys conducted along transects at stratified random sites across... -
Federal
American Samoa: coral reef monitoring interactive map and information layers primarily from 2010 surveys
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This interactive map displays American Samoa data collected by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Division (CRED) during the Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program... -
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Eco-spatial data layers of coral reef ecosystem drivers in American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Understanding the spatial distribution, intensity, overlap, and cumulative impact of human activities and environmental stressors is essential for effective... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Benthic Cover Derived from Analysis of Benthic Images Collected for Climate Stations across American Samoa since 2015
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The coral reef benthic community data described here result from the annotation (classification) of benthic images collected during photoquadrat surveys conducted by... -
Federal
Shallow Water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) Profiles along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa from 2022-09-13 to 2022-09-23
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the data collected from near-shore shallow water Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) casts conducted in Aua Reef, American Samoa, by... -
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Effects of water quality on non-coral communities: surveys of macroinvertebrates, benthic microalgae, and benthic foraminifera at sites along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa in 2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the non-coral bioindicator datasets funded by the NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) Project Number 31303 to study effects of...