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Coral Bleaching Hot Spots for the year 1998

SST hotspot map

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Feb
2
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Mar
2
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4
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Apr
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May
2
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HOT
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12
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19
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Jun
2
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6
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HOT
11
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13
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20
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Jul
1
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4
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Aug
1
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Sep
1
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2
HOT
3
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4
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5
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12
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30
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Oct
1
HOT
5
HOT
6
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6
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10
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13
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31
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Nov
1
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3
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7
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10
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12
HOT
13
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14
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15
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21
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24
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Dec
1
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Regularly Updated Sea Surface Temperature (SST) Imagery
SST contour charts | SST analyzed fields | high resolution CoastWatch imagery

Regularly Updated Operational Coral Bleaching Monitoring Products:
SST Anomalies | Anomaly Animations | Hot Spots | Hot Spot Animations | At-A-Glance Hotspots and Anomalies | Degree Heating Weeks | DHW Animations | Coral Bleaching Indices

Retrospective Imagery and Research:
1983-1998 SST monthly means | 1983-1998 SST monthly mean Anomalies | 1998 coral bleaching events and animations | 1998/1999 seasonal DHWs | 1985-1999 SST time series for 24 global coral reef sites

Other Links of Interest:
Oceanic Research and Applications Division | Comprehensive Large Array-data Stewardship System | National Climatic Data Center | Polar Orbiter Data and NOAA KLM User's Guides



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