Baker/Howland bleaching event - severe??
Alan E Strong
Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov
Fri Aug 16 11:11:07 EDT 2002
NOTICE -- BLEACHING ALERT
Howland and Baker Islands -- 0-1N; 176W
HotSpots have occupied these location along the
Equator from this year's El Nino as it continues to
remain parked over the central equatorial Pacific
since mid-May! Degree Heating Weeks [accumulations
of excessive thermal stress - Hotspots] are presently
in excess of 12 DHWs...nearly 15 at the slightly more
southern Baker Island!! Since we have been collecting
HotSpots and DHWs [beginning 1998] we have never
seen much of any accumulation of thermal stress at this
location (near the International Dateline)....even the El
Nino of 1998, with its associated bleaching events
bypassed Howland and Baker . Reports needed.
DHWs:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/data2/dhww.8.12.2002.gif
Two white dots (land) are Howland/Baker:
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/data/hotspotwsw.gif
AE Strong
Coral Reef Watch
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Alan E. Strong
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Coral Reef Watch Project Coordinator
Phys Scientist/Oceanographer
NOAA/NESDIS/ORA/ORAD -- E/RA3
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Alan E. Strong, Ph. D.
Oceanographer/Team Leader <Alan.E.Strong at noaa.gov>
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