NOAA Coral Reef Water Temperature Time Series in Batangas, Philippines

NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program collected water temperature data using subsurface temperature recorders at fixed climate survey sites in Batangas, Philippines. The dataset contains high-accuracy hourly measurements from SeaBird Electronics loggers deployed on hard-bottom shallow water habitats. This time series from March 2012 to May 2015 supports the assessment of thermal stress on coral reef ecosystems.

Use Cases

• Analyzing hourly temperature variability to identify thermal stress events that can lead to coral bleaching.
• Establishing a baseline water temperature climate record for specific reef sites like Arthur's Rock or Batalang Bato.
• Correlating in-situ temperature measurements with satellite-derived sea surface temperature data for validation.
• Studying seasonal and diurnal temperature patterns in shallow (<15m) hard-bottom habitats over a multi-year period.

Strengths

• Data collected using high-accuracy SeaBird Electronics (SBE) subsurface temperature recorders.
• Provides a continuous three-year time series with an hourly sampling interval from March 2012 to May 2015.
• Deployed at fixed climate survey sites established for long-term, multi-feature environmental assessment.

Limitations

• The exact row count, file size, and complete column schema are unknown across all platforms.
• Conflicting 'last updated' dates exist between sources (2015-05-28 on NASA Earthdata vs. 2026-03 05 on Data.gov), suggesting possible metadata inconsistencies.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce.

Collection Method

Data gathered using subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) deployed at fixed climate survey sites on coral reefs.

Time Range

2012-03-13 to 2015-05-28

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:55:22.576027

Geography

Batangas, Philippines, specifically at sites like Arthur's Rock and Batalang Bato in shallow (<15m) hard-bottom habitats.