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Coral Reef Resilience and Social Vulnerability to Climate Change in the U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands 25 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset results from an analysis of exposure, resilience, and social vulnerability to climate change threats for the coral reefs of the U.S.-affiliated Pacific... -
Federal
Meteorological Data (including visibility) 13 recent views
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The National Ocean Service (NOS) maintains a long-term database containing data from active and historic stations installed all over the United States and U.S.... -
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National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Calcification Rates of Crustose Coralline Algae Derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) Deployed across American Samoa from 2010 to 2018
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The calcification rate data described here are derived from Calcification Accretion Units (CAUs) that were deployed and retrieved at long-term climate monitoring... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water chemistry of the coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This collection contains water sample data that are collected and analyzed to assess spatial and temporal variation in the seawater carbonate systems of coral reef... -
Federal
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Belt transect surveys of corals at U.S. Pacific reefs from 2008-01-27 to 2008-04-27 (even size-class bins) (NCEI Accession 0189728)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The coral demographic data described here result from belt transect surveys conducted by the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC), Ecosystem Sciences... -
Federal
Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa since 2012: benthic images collected during belt transect surveys in 2012, 2015, 2020
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The data described herein are part of a NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) funded project aimed establishing a baseline and assessing the status and trends... -
Federal
Benthic cover derived from photo transects in Fagaรยปalu, American Samoa from 2015-10-29 to 2015-11-11 (NCEI Accession 0169725)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The benthic cover data described herein were generated by the NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP) from the quantitative analysis of photoquadrat benthic images... -
Federal
Benthic cover derived from photo transects in Vatia, American Samoa from 2015-11-02 to 2015-11-12 (NCEI Accession 0169726)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The benthic cover data described here were generated from the quantitative analysis of photoquadrat benthic images using image analysis software, whereby random... -
Federal
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Towed-diver surveys of large-bodied fishes of American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The visual estimate data provided in this collection were gathered during towed-diver surveys in which the number, size, and species of all large-bodied fishes... -
Federal
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Rapid Ecological Assessments of Fish Belt Transect Surveys (BLT) in the Pacific Ocean from 2000-09-09 to 2009-05-05 (NCEI Accession 0162462)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Belt transects (BLT) are a non-invasive underwater-survey method that enumerates the diverse components of diurnally active shallow-water reef fish assemblages. At... -
Federal
Benthic surveys along a water quality gradient in Aua, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected in 2022
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This metadata record describes the benthic cover data of Aua Reef, American Samoa, produced from the benthic imagery analysis performed by the Ecosystem Sciences... -
Federal
Benthic Surveys in Faga'alu, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys of coral demography in 2015 and 2020
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The benthic cover data described herein were generated by the NOAA Ecosystem Sciences Division (former Coral Reef Ecosystem Program, CREP) from the quantitative... -
Federal
Benthic cover from automated annotation of benthic images collected at coral reef sites in the Pacific Remote Island Areas and American Samoa from 2018-06-08 to 2018-08-11 (NCEI Accession 0204646)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The coral reef benthic community data described here result from the automated annotation (classification) of benthic images collected during photoquadrat surveys... -
Federal
Coral reef ecosystem marine protected area monitoring in Fagamalo, American Samoa: benthic cover derived from analysis of benthic images collected during belt transect surveys of coral demography from 2015-10-26 to 2015-11-13 (NCEI Accession 0169724)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
In 2010 the village of Fagamalo, Tutuila, American Samoa, designated a no-take Marine Protected Area that sees the protection of 2.25 square kilometers of ocean.... -
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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... -
Federal
Benthic Surveys in Aua, American Samoa: comprehensive assessment of coral demography (adult and juvenile corals) from belt transect surveys from 2022-09-12 to 2022-09-22 (NCEI Accession 0277490)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This dataset includes coral demographic data of Aua Reef, American Samoa, generated from observations by divers of the Ecosystem Sciences Division (ESD) of the NOAA... -
Federal
Pacific Reef Assessment and Monitoring Program: Towed-diver Surveys of Large-bodied Fishes of the U.S. Pacific Reefs from 2000-09-09 to 2012-05-19 (NCEI Accession 0163744)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
The towed-diver method is used to conduct surveys of large-bodied (> 50 cm) fishes in the Hawaiian and Mariana Archipelagos, American Samoa, and the Pacific Remote... -
Federal
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
National Coral Reef Monitoring Program: Water temperature data from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at coral reef sites in American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This collection contains water temperature data collected using subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) that aid in the monitoring of seawater temperature variability... -
Federal
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...