Sea Surface Temperature Warming Rates in Australian Marine Parks, 1992-2016

1992 to 2016 decadal warming rates for sea surface temperature across 58 Australian Marine Parks, derived from the Sea Surface Temperature Atlas of the Australian Regional Seas (SSTAARS). The dataset provides the linear SST trend for March 1992 to December 2016 in degrees Celsius per decade. This research is supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub.

Use Cases

• Modeling climate change impacts on marine biodiversity based on decadal warming rates.
• Assessing regional warming variability within Australian Marine Parks based on the provided SST trends.
• Calibrating or validating oceanographic models using the 25-year historical trend data.
• Informing marine park management and conservation strategies based on temperature change patterns.

Strengths

• Covers a 25-year time range (1992-2016), providing a substantial climate signal.
• Focuses on 58 specific Australian Marine Parks, offering targeted spatial coverage.
• Derived from a named authoritative source, the Sea Surface Temperature Atlas of the Australian Regional Seas (SSTAARS).

Limitations

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

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Derived from the Sea Surface Temperature Atlas of the Australian Regional Seas (SSTAARS).

Time Range

1992 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 17:53:27.174218; freshness should be verified.

Geography

58 Australian Marine Parks (excluding Heard Island and McDonald Islands).