Timor-Leste Coral Reef Water Temperature Time Series 2012-2014

Timor-Leste coastal waters contain a two-year time series of seawater temperature collected by NOAA's Coral Reef Ecosystem Program. High-accuracy subsurface recorders sampled hourly at shallow reef sites from October 2012 to October 2014. These data establish a baseline for assessing coral reef response to thermal stress and bleaching.

Use Cases

• Analyzing hourly temperature variability at specific reef sites using time-series data.
• Establishing ecological baselines for climate change studies in Timor-Leste.
• Correlating thermal stress events with potential coral bleaching using precise logger data.
• Integrating with separate datasets on water chemistry and benthic cover for multi-factor reef health assessment.

Strengths

• Data collected over a continuous two-year period (October 2012 to October 2014).
• High-accuracy temperature loggers (SeaBird Electronics SBE) provide precise measurements.
• Hourly sampling interval offers detailed temporal resolution for variability analysis.
• Part of a multi-feature climate survey program establishing ecological baselines.

Limitations

• Exact row count, column names, and file size are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' metadata (2014 vs. 2026).
• Data is limited to a specific two-year window and fixed shallow water (<30m) sites.

Provenance

Source

NOAA Coral Reef Ecosystem Program (CREP), archived at NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI).

Collection Method

Deployed subsurface temperature recorders (STRs) at fixed climate survey sites on hard bottom habitats.

Time Range

2012-10 2014-10

Freshness

2026-03-05 23:49:07.060291

Geography

Timor-Leste (East Timor) coastal coral reef sites.