Sea Surface Temperature Warming Rates in 58 Australian Marine Parks, 1992-2016

58 Australian Marine Parks have their mean decadal sea surface temperature warming rates calculated over a 25-year period. The data is derived from the Sea Surface Temperature Atlas of the Australian Regional Seas (SSTAARS) and measures linear trends from March 1992 to December 2016. 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.
• Analyzing spatial patterns of ocean warming across Australian Marine Parks.
• Validating regional climate models using observed sea surface temperature trends.
• Informing marine park management and conservation strategies based on thermal stress data.

Strengths

• Covers 58 distinct Australian Marine Parks for spatial analysis.
• Provides a 25-year temporal record (1992-2016) for trend analysis.
• Derived from the authoritative SSTAARS (Sea Surface Temperature Atlas of the Australian Regional Seas).

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 data_gov_au, focusing solely on Australian waters.

Provenance

Source

Geoscience Australia Data

Collection Method

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

Time Range

1992 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-25 17:56:27.397443; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Australian Marine Parks (excluding Heard Island and McDonald Islands Marine Park)