Sea Surface Temperature Warming Rates for 58 Australian Marine Parks, 2003-2017

58 Australian Marine Parks have their sea surface temperature warming rates measured over a 15-year period from 2003 to 2017. The dataset, derived from monthly MODIS satellite imagery, provides annual and monthly warming rates in degrees Celsius. This research was supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Use Cases

• Modeling climate change impacts on marine biodiversity based on 15 years of temperature trends.
• Analyzing spatial variation in ocean warming rates across different Australian Marine Parks.
• Validating regional climate projections using observed satellite-derived sea surface temperature data.
• Assessing the effectiveness of marine protected areas in the context of long-term environmental change.

Strengths

• Covers a specific 15-year time range from 2003 to 2017.
• Includes data for 58 distinct Australian Marine Parks.
• Derived from a consistent satellite source (MODIS Aqua).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Excludes the Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Park, limiting full national coverage.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Collection Method

Derived from monthly MODIS (Aqua) sea surface temperature images.

Time Range

2003 to 2017

Freshness

Last updated 2026 05 04 23:29:08.495856; freshness should be verified.

Geography

58 Australian Marine Parks