SST Maximum Monthly Climatological Mean, 1985-2013

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Abstract/Contents

Abstract: Sea surface temperature (SST) plays an important role in a number of ecological processes and can vary over a wide range of time scales, from daily to decadal changes. SST influences primary production, species migration patterns, and coral health. If temperatures are anomalous warm for extended periods of time, drastic changes in the surrounding ecosystem can result, including harmful effects such as coral bleaching. This layer represents maximum of the monthly mean climatology of sea surface temperature (SST) (degrees Celsius) from 1985 – 2013.A continuous, 5km gap-filled weekly SST data set available from 1985 – 2013 was produced from a variety of sources. Please see Lineage Statement for more details.
Purpose: This layer was developed as part of a geospatial database of key anthropogenic pressures to coastal waters of the Main Hawaiian Islands for the Ocean Tipping Points project (http://oceantippingpoints.org/). Ocean tipping points occur when shifts in human use or environmental conditions result in large, and sometimes abrupt, impacts to marine ecosystems. The ability to predict and understand ocean tipping points can enhance ecosystem management, including critical coral reef management and policies to protect ecosystem services produced by coral reefs. The goal of the Ocean Tipping Points Hawaii case study was to gather, process and map spatial information on environmental and human-based drivers of coral reef ecosystem conditions.

Type of resource	cartographic, software, multimedia
Form	Raster Dataset
Publisher	Ocean Tipping Points Project
Publication date	2016
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Map data	Scale not given. ; Custom projection W 160°26ʹ47ʺ--W 154°32ʹ20ʺ/N 22°25ʹ25ʺ--N 18°45ʹ14ʺW 160°26ʹ47ʺ--W 154°32ʹ22ʺ/N 22°25ʹ25ʺ--N 18°45ʹ15ʺ, Scale not given ; EPSG::4326

Creator	Ocean Tipping Points Project

Subject	Ocean temperature
Subject	Marine ecology
Subject	Marine ecosystem management
Subject	Marine ecosystem health
Subject	Chlorophyll
Subject	Coral reefs and islands
Subject	Environmental impact analysis
Subject	Climatic changes
Subject	Coastal ecosystem health
Subject	Hawaii
Subject	Pacific Ocean
Subject	1985-2013
Subject	Oceans
Subject	Environment
Genre	Geospatial data
Genre	Cartographic dataset

Use limitation	Please contact the Ocean Tipping Points project in advance of applying these data sets to project work so the PI can track and communicate data uses and ensure no duplicate efforts are underway. When applying these data for publication, please reference and cite the complete journal article, Wedding et al. 2017.
WGS84 Cartographics	This layer is presented in the WGS84 coordinate system for web display purposes. Downloadable data are provided in native coordinate system or projection.
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/tk850tr7620

Use and reproduction: Please contact the Ocean Tipping Points project in advance of applying these data sets to project work so the PI can track and communicate data uses and ensure no duplicate efforts are underway. When applying these data for publication, please reference and cite the complete journal article, Wedding et al. 2017, http://oceantippingpoints.org/our-work/publications.
Copyright: Copyright ownership resides with the originator.

Preferred citation: Ocean Tipping Points Project. (2016). SST Maximum Monthly Climatological Mean, 1985-2013. Ocean Tipping Points Project. Available at: http://purl.stanford.edu/sm309xd8108. http://purl.stanford.edu/tk850tr7620.

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