Pacific Remote Islands Coral Reef Water Temperature Time Series, 2011-2023

Water temperature time series data from 2011 to 2023, collected by the NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center. The data comes from subsurface temperature recorders deployed at permanent coral reef sites across the Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument at depths from 0 to 30 meters. Data were collected at intervals ranging from 30 seconds to 60 minutes, with a current standard of 5 minutes.

Use Cases

• Modeling coral bleaching events based on long-term water temperature trends.
• Analyzing diurnal and seasonal temperature variability at reef sites.
• Studying the impact of ocean warming on reef ecosystems in the Central Pacific.
• Calibrating satellite-derived sea surface temperature data with in-situ measurements.

Strengths

• Data collection spans over a decade, from 2011 to 2023.
• High-accuracy temperature loggers from Sea-Bird Electronics or RBR Ltd. were used.
• Deployments occurred at permanent monitoring sites, allowing for consistent time series.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the specific Pacific Remote Islands sites.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, Ecosystem Sciences Division.

Collection Method

Data gathered from subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed and recovered by SCUBA divers at fixed reef sites.

Time Range

2011 to 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-11 23:33:29.522535; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument (PRIMNM), Central Pacific Ocean.