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

58 Australian Marine Parks have their mean decadal sea surface temperature warming rates measured over 25 years from 1992 to 2016. The data is derived from the Sea Surface Temperature Atlas of the Australian Regional Seas (SSTAARS) and supported by the National Environmental Science Program (NESP) Marine Biodiversity Hub. The primary field 'trend_d' represents the linear SST trend in degrees Celsius per decade.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial patterns of ocean warming based on the provided warming rate trends for 58 parks.
• Model climate change impacts on marine biodiversity based on the 25-year temperature time series.
• Assess the effectiveness of marine park boundaries as climate refugia based on the decadal warming rates.
• Correlate sea surface temperature trends with other environmental variables for specific Australian marine regions.

Strengths

• Covers a specific, policy-relevant geography of 58 Australian Marine Parks.
• Provides a 25-year temporal baseline (1992-2016) for climate trend analysis.
• Derived from a named, authoritative source (Sea Surface Temperature Atlas of the Australian Regional Seas - SSTAARS).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data freshness should be verified; the last metadata update was 2026-06-05.
• Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network, derived from SSTAARS.

Collection Method

Calculated linear trends from satellite-derived sea surface temperature data.

Time Range

1992 to 2016

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-05 07:00:38.008376; freshness should be verified.

Geography

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