NCRMP Environmental Data Summary: Pacific Coral Reef Variables 2000-2020

NOAA's Environmental Data Summary tool provides statistical summaries of key oceanographic variables for coral reef survey sites across the Pacific Ocean. The data, developed by the Ecosystem Sciences Division at the Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center, covers 57 islands from 2000 to 2020. It integrates in situ survey data from the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program with external satellite data from NOAA CoastWatch and OceanWatch.

Use Cases

• Modeling coral reef health based on sea surface temperature (SST) measurements.
• Analyzing water clarity impacts on reefs based on turbidity (Kd490) data.
• Studying photosynthetic activity near reefs based on chlorophyll A and photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) levels.
• Assessing physical stress on reef structures based on wave height data.

Strengths

• Covers a 20-year time range from 2000 to 2020.
• Summarizes data for 57 islands across the Pacific Ocean.
• Integrates in situ survey data with multiple external NOAA satellite datasets.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce

Collection Method

Data summarized from NOAA CoastWatch/OceanWatch satellite datasets via ERDDAP server protocol, integrated with in situ surveys from NCRMP and related projects.

Time Range

2000 to 2020

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03 14 22:58:36.964541; freshness should be verified.

Geography

57 islands across the Pacific Ocean, including American Samoa, Central Pacific Ocean, and Equatorial Pacific Ocean.