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NOAA Shallow-Water Benthic Habitats: American Samoa: Manua Islands
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Benthic habitat maps for the nearshore, shallow (< 30 m) coastal waters of the Manua Islands (Ofu, Olosega, and Tau) of American Samoa. NOAA's National Centers for... -
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
2002 Status of coral reefs on the main volcanic islands of American Samoa: a resurvey of long term monitoring sites including benthic communities, fish communities, and key macroinvertebrates (NODC Accession 0001976)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
This study demonstrates the important role that long term monitoring programs can play in understanding the natural variability and long term trends in the coral... -
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
Coastal Habitat Modification - American Samoa
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce —
Coastal habitats are utilized and altered for a suite of human uses. Habitat modification is here defined as the alteration or removal of geomorphic structure as a... -
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... -
Federal
Coral Favorability: Non-Managed Conditions: Worst Case 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...