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Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) - Media Luna (LPPR1 - La Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico) 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NCEI Accession 0039700)

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The Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (AOML) of OAR is conducting research on the influence of meteorological and oceanographic factors upon coral bleaching, and other biogeochemical processes occurring on coral reefs. Instrument arrays to measure the various environmental influences are being deployed at key coral reef areas to gain long-term temporally intensive data coverage, to provide near real-time information products, and to surface-truth NOAA satellite sea surface temperature (SST) products used for coral bleaching predictions (HotSpot products). OAR has developed expert system software plus the instrument array (together called a Coral Reef Early Warning System, or ICON, station) to screen data in near real-time to test for appropriate data ranges for each of the instruments, and to issue alerts as to conditions thought to be conducive to coral bleaching, and other modeled events. At each ICON station, local collaborators also provide feedback on the presence and progress of coral bleaching and thus validate coral bleaching predictions made by satellite HotSpots and ICON information products.

This station is within or near La Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico. La Parguera is located on the southwestern coast of Puerto Rico in the municipality of Lajas. The reserve includes all the coastline of the municipality of Lajas extending 1 km towards land from the shore and 9 nautical miles offshore. Marine and coastal ecosystem including: mangroves, seagrass, reefs, bays and salt marshes. Features include bioluminescent bays. The LPPR1 coral monitoring station went online at Media Luna Reef in January of 2006, and has been providing continuous, near-real time in situ sensor data since that time.
  • Cite as: Hendee, James C.; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (2008). Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) - Media Luna (LPPR1 - La Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico) 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NCEI Accession 0039700). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0039700. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2008-01-01 to 2008-12-31
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -67.05
East: -67.05
South: 17.94
North: 17.94
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) meteorological and oceanographic observations from stations deployed at key coral reef areas between 2002-01-01 and 2017-12-31
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  • Parent ID (indicates this dataset is related to other data):
    • gov.noaa.nodc:AOML-ICON
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2008-03-14
  • revision: 2022-01-07
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Supplemental Information
Salinity is in parts per thousand; Wind speed is in knots; barometric pressure is in millibars; wind direction is in degrees of the compass; temperature is in Celsius; -9 in the data set indicates that the parameter is unavailable.
Purpose The impetus for such a framework was the perceived marked regional decline in coral reefs and the critical need to provide data and options for resource management.
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Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Hendee, James C.; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (2008). Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) - Media Luna (LPPR1 - La Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico) 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NCEI Accession 0039700). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0039700. Accessed [date].
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Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
CoRIS Discovery Thesaurus
  • Numeric Data Sets > Oceanography
CoRIS Theme Thesaurus
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Temperature > Air Temperature
  • EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Ultraviolet Radiation
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords None
  • C-MAN
  • Coral
  • Coral Reef
  • ICON
  • Physical Oceanography
  • Reef
  • Remote Sensing
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS CoRIS Place Thesaurus
  • COUNTRY/TERRITORY > United States of America > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera > Media Luna Reef (17N067W0006)
  • OCEAN BASIN > Atlantic Ocean > Caribbean Sea /North Atlantic Ocean > Puerto Rico > Lajas > La Parguera > Media Luna Reef (17N067W0006)
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Originator Place Names
  • La Parguera
  • Media Luna Reef
  • Puerto Rico
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Hendee, James C.; NOAA Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory (2008). Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) - Media Luna (LPPR1 - La Parguera Natural Reserve, Puerto Rico) 2008 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations (NCEI Accession 0039700). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0039700. Accessed [date].
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Processing Steps
  • 2008-03-14T17:32:28Z - NCEI Accession 0039700 v1.1 was published.
  • 2022-01-07T15:11:54Z - NCEI Accession 0039700 was revised and v1.2 was published.
    Rationale: Additional metadata files were received or created for this dataset. These updates were copied into the about/ directory of this accession. These updates may provide additional files or replace obsolete files. This version contains the most complete and up-to-date representation of this archival information package. All of the files received prior to this update are available in the preceding version of this accession.
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  • 2015-04-22T00:00:00 - NOAA created the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) by merging NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC), and National Oceanographic Data Center (NODC), including the National Coastal Data Development Center (NCDDC), per the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, Public Law 113-235. NCEI launched publicly on April 22, 2015.
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  • CTD
  • meteorological sensor
  • PAR Sensor
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