Palmyra NOTICE - Bleaching?

[Gang Liu]

Our satellite sea surface temperatures (SSTs) show that during the past
few days, SST at Palmyra has increased significantly and reached 30.6
deg C (about 2 deg C above the expected maximum monthly mean SST at
Palmyra).
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sst_series_palmyra_cur.html
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/dhw_news.html

Our global SST and coral bleaching HotSpot animations show that the
center of an area of abnormally warm SSTs which has been lingering
around the equator just to the east of the International Dateline, has
expanded and moved eastward to cover the northern Line Islands,
including Palmyra.
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sst_hl_2m.html
http://orbit-net.nesdis.noaa.gov/orad/sub/sst_50km_2m.html

At Palmyra, thermal stress is accumulating that might lead to a
bleaching event.
http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/EPS/SST/data2/dhwp.9.16.2002.gif

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NOAA's Coral Reef Watch Project
NOAA/NESDIS

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 Gang Liu, Ph.D.
 NOAA/NESDIS/ORA E/RA3
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 Email: Gang.Liu at noaa.gov
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