The Global Trend in Sea Surface Temperature from 20 Years of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Data

Good, Simon; Corlett, Gary K.; Remedios, J. J.; Noyes, Elizabeth; Llewellyn‐Jones, David

doi:10.1175/jcli4049.1

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“…Although this process can be considered as one of the key linkages between the North Atlantic and South Atlantic waters, the differences in trends suggest that different processes may have an influence. Chollett et al, (2012) decade, which lies within the range of 0.2 and 0.6 ºC/decade found by Strong et al (2008) based on the period 1985 to 2006, and close to the estimation by Good et al (2007), who reported 0.3 ºC/decade for the period 1985 to 2003. We found values between 0.05 and 0.27 ºC/decade for the boxes with positive trend within the Atlantic side of our study period.…”

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Recent trends in sea surface temperature off Mexico

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RESUMENLos cambios de temperatura promedio del océano a nivel global tienen el potencial de afectar negativamente los sistemas naturales y socioeconómicos actuales; sin embargo, los registros para proyectar las tendencias de cambio a nivel regional son escasos y, en algunos casos, contradictorios. En este estudio se analizan las señales de cambio de la temperatura superficial en mares mexicanos, y se comparan con otras regiones del planeta y con indicadores climáticos clave, tanto del Pacífico Norte como de la franja tropical en el Atlántico y el Pacífico. Se identificaron ocho regiones con diferente exposición a la variabilidad climática: en el Pacífico, la costa occidental de la península de Baja California no muestra una tendencia clara, el Golfo de California exhibe una tendencia modesta de enfriamiento durante los últimos 20 a 25 años, en la parte más oceánica del Pacífico mexicano se nota una tendencia intensa de enfriamiento, la región más tropical muestra una tendencia intensa de calentamiento, y entre ambas regiones se forma una banda de transición sin tendencia; en el Atlántico, la parte noreste del Golfo de México muestra una tendencia de enfriamiento, en tanto que la parte oeste, junto con el Caribe, se han estado calentando por lo menos durante los últimos 30 años. Se analizan las interacciones potenciales de estas tendencias con algunas pesquerías principales y la presencia de ecosistemas costeros sensibles. ABSTRACTChanges in global mean sea surface temperature may have potential negative implications for natural and socioeconomic systems; however, measurements to predict trends in different regions have been limited and sometimes contradictory. In this study, an assessment of sea surface temperature change signals in the seas off Mexico is presented and compared to other regions and the world ocean, and to selected basin scale climatic indices of the North Pacific, the Atlantic and the tropical Pacific variability. We identified eight regions with 538 S. E. Lluch-Cota et al. different exposure to climate variability: In the Pacific, the west coast of the Baja California peninsula with mostly no trend, the Gulf of California with a modest cooling trend during the last 20 to 25 years, the oceanic area with the most intense recent cooling trend, the southern part showing an intense warming trend, and a band of no trend setting the boundary between North-Pacific and tropical-Pacific variability patterns; in the Atlantic, the northeast Gulf of Mexico shows cooling, while the western Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean have been warming for more than three decades. Potential interactions with fisheries and coastal sensitive ecosystems are discussed.

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“…For example, the NOAA Pathfinder dataset (http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/sog/pathfinder4km) [189] has permitted an examination of recent global and regional trends in SST anomalies [190,191] and thermal stress [192,193].…”

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Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review

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Coral reefs are in decline worldwide and monitoring activities are important for assessing the impact of disturbance on reefs and tracking subsequent recovery or decline. Monitoring by field surveys provides accurate data but at highly localised scales and so is not cost-effective for reef scale monitoring at frequent time points. Remote sensing from satellites is an alternative and complementary approach. While remote sensing cannot provide the level of detail and accuracy at a single point than a field survey, the statistical power for inferring large scale patterns benefits in having complete areal coverage. This review considers the state of the art of coral reef remote sensing for the diverse range of objectives relevant for management, ranging from the composition of the reef: physical extent, benthic cover, bathymetry, rugosity; to environmental parameters: sea surface temperature, exposure, light, carbonate chemistry. In addition to updating previous reviews, here we also consider the capability to go beyond basic maps of habitats or environmental variables, to discuss concepts highly relevant to stakeholders, policy makers and public communication: such as biodiversity, environmental threat and ecosystem services. A clear conclusion of the review is that advances in both sensor technology and processing algorithms continue to drive forward remote sensing capability for coral reef mapping, particularly with respect to spatial resolution of maps, and synthesis across multiple data products. Both trends can be expected to continue.

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“…environments are even more scarce (Hudson et al 1991), but starting in the 1990s, the deployment of fixed sensors (Ogden et al 1994) and accurate, yet inexpensive, temperature loggers has lessened this data gap. Also, SST has been monitored remotely from space since the 1980s with satellite-mounted radiometers that produce infrared imagery (Good et al 2007).…”

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A Century of Ocean Warming on Florida Keys Coral Reefs: Historic In Situ Observations

Kuffner

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Hudson

et al. 2014

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There is strong evidence that global climate change over the last several decades has caused shifts in species distributions, species extinctions, and alterations in the functioning of ecosystems. However, because of high variability on short (i.e., diurnal, seasonal, and annual) timescales as well as the recency of a comprehensive instrumental record, it is difficult to detect or provide evidence for long-term, sitespecific trends in ocean temperature. Here we analyze five in situ datasets from Florida Keys coral reef habitats, including historic measurements taken by lighthouse keepers, to provide three independent lines of evidence supporting approximately 0.8°C of warming in sea surface temperature (SST) over the last century. Results indicate that the warming observed in the records between 1878 and 2012 can be fully accounted for by the warming observed in recent decades (from 1975 to 2007), documented using in situ thermographs on a mid-shore patch reef. The magnitude of warming revealed here is similar to that found in other SST datasets from the region and to that observed in global mean surface temperature. The geologic context and significance of recent ocean warming to coral growth and population dynamics are discussed, as is the future prognosis for the Florida reef tract.

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The Global Trend in Sea Surface Temperature from 20 Years of Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer Data

Cited by 74 publications

References 14 publications

Recent trends in sea surface temperature off Mexico

Recent trends in sea surface temperature off Mexico

Remote Sensing of Coral Reefs for Monitoring and Management: A Review

A Century of Ocean Warming on Florida Keys Coral Reefs: Historic In Situ Observations

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