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Coral bleaching data from Bleachwatch in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary from 2016-05-17 to 2016-10-03 (NCEI Accession 0157068)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Metadata Last Checked: October 03, 2025 | Last Modified: 2016-11-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
The initial onset of mass coral bleaching can vary among different species, geographic locations, types of reef zones and a fluctuation of severity, which makes it very difficult to predict where or when it will occur. The Florida Keys BleachWatch Program, modeled after Great Barrier Reef’s BleachWatch, is a team of trained recreational, commercial and scientific divers who help monitor and report on conditions at the reefs. After each visit to the reef, the divers complete a data form, either printed or online, and send it to the BleachWatch coordinator. The divers are provided with an underwater wristband to use as a reference and a reminder key below and above the water. Information from NOAA's remote sensing and in-situ monitoring projects are reviewed routinely and summarized along with BleachWatch volunteer observations in the field to provide a comprehensive overview of current conditions throughout the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. Florida Keys Coral Bleaching Current Conditions Reports include a summary of relevant weather information, NOAA Coral Bleaching "HotSpot" and "Degree Heating Weeks" analysis, and updated in-situ monitoring data, along with BleachWatch observer reports for each region during a given period.

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0157068 AIR TEMPERATURE cloud amount/frequency CORAL - BLEACHING DEPTH - BOTTOM HABITAT - BENTHIC SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE WATER TEMPERATURE WIND SPEED thermometer visual estimate visual observation in situ Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) CORAL REEF STUDIES Coastal Waters of Florida Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary Gulf of Mexico North Atlantic Ocean oceanography DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce 430 Florida Keys BleachWatch EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS > WIND SPEED EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD PROPERTIES > CLOUD FREQUENCY EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOSYSTEMS > MARINE ECOSYSTEMS > BENTHIC EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > BATHYMETRY/SEAFLOOR TOPOGRAPHY > WATER DEPTH EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > COASTAL PROCESSES > CORAL REEFS > CORAL BLEACHING EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURE EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > OCEAN TEMPERATURE > WATER TEMPERATURE THERMOMETERS > THERMOMETERS VISUAL OBSERVATIONS > VISUAL OBSERVATIONS OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF AMERICA OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MEXICO

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describedByType application/octet-steam
identifier gov.noaa.nodc:0157068
issued 2016-11-29T00:00:00.000+00:00
landingPage https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact
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references 
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  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150602.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150701.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150717.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150803.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150814.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150828.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150911.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20150925.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20151012.pdf",
  "https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/coris/library/NOAA/CRCP/NOS/ONMS/Projects/430/CC_20151109.pdf"
]
rights otherRestrictions
spatial -80.2099,24.4439,-82.9425,25.2224
temporal 2016-05-17T00:00:00+00:00/2016-10-03T00:00:00+00:00

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