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GPS Control Data for Benthic Habitat Mapping of 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... -
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... -
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
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... -
Federal
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... -
Federal
Surveys at twenty-one sites in American Samoa to check the status of the coral reef communities, 2002-03 (NCEI Accession 0000735)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Transects of the coral colonies at 21 sites in American Samoa were surveyed by Dr. Charles Birkeland during an underwater swim in March 2002. Data for each coral... -
Federal
Coral reef surveys of Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary and other sites around Tutuila, American Samoa during 1995 and 1998 (NCEI Accession 0000622)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Six permanent transects in Fagatele Bay National Marine Sanctuary, American Samoa, and 11 other sites around Tutuila Island were established in 1985. This dataset... -
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-... -
Federal
Chlorophyll-a Average Annual Maximum Anomaly, 1998-2018 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Chlorophyll-a, is a widely used proxy for phytoplankton biomass and an indicator for changes in phytoplankton production. As an essential source of energy in the... -
Federal
Chlorophyll-a Standard Deviation of Long-Term Mean, 1998-2018 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Chlorophyll-a, is a widely used proxy for phytoplankton biomass and an indicator for changes in phytoplankton production. As an essential source of energy in the... -
Federal
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
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) Average Annual Maximum Anomaly, 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 Resilience By NOAA NCRMP Sector - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Records of coral cover from the recent past can inform management strategies for reef restoration and protection. When combined with data on where current or future... -
Federal
Coral Favorability: Overall Environmental Conditions: Intermediate Emissions - American Samoa
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,... -
Federal
Turbidity (Kd490) 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
Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) 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
Chlorophyll-a Average Annual Frequency of Anomalies, 1998-2018 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Chlorophyll-a, is a widely used proxy for phytoplankton biomass and an indicator for changes in phytoplankton production. As an essential source of energy in the... -
Federal
Chlorophyll-a Maximum Monthly Climatological Mean, 1998-2018 - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Chlorophyll-a, is a widely used proxy for phytoplankton biomass and an indicator for changes in phytoplankton production. As an essential source of energy in the... -
Federal
Turbidity (Kd490) Average Annual Frequency of Anomalies, 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
Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Average Annual Frequency of Anomalies, 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...