as_noaa_all_chlor_clim_max NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) European Space Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) 20210907 Chlorophyll-a, is a widely used proxy for phytoplankton biomass and an indicator for changes in phytoplankton production. As an essential source of energy in the marine environment, the extent and availability of phytoplankton biomass can be highly influential for fisheries production and dictate trophic structure in marine ecosystems. Changes in phytoplankton biomass are predominantly effected by changes in nutrient availability, through either natural (e.g., turbulent ocean mixing) or anthropogenic (e.g., agricultural runoff) processes. This layer represents the maximum monthly climatological mean of chlorophyll-a (mg/m3) from 1998-2018. Data products generated by the Ocean Colour component of the European Space Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) project. These files are 8-day 4-km composites of merged sensor products: Global Area Coverage (GAC), Local Area Coverage (LAC), MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS), Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua, Ocean and Land Colour Instrument (OLCI), Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS), and Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). A quality control mask was applied to remove spurious data associated with shallow water, following Gove et al., 2013. Monthly climatologies were calculated from monthly time series averaging for all same-months (e.g., January). Nearshore map pixels with no data were filled with values from the nearest neighboring valid offshore pixel by using a grid of points and the Near Analysis tool in ArcGIS then converting points to raster. Data source: https://oceanwatch.pifsc.noaa.gov/erddap/griddap/esa-cci-chla-8d-v5-0.graph These layers were developed as part of a geospatial database of key anthropogenic and environmental pressures to coastal waters of American Samoa. -171.33852794082935 -167.8250200967191 -10.776491753888738 -14.732036252835169 http://pacioos.org/metadata/browse/as_noaa_all_chlor_clim_max.png Sample image. PNG GCMD Science Keywords Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Reef Habitat Earth Science > Biosphere > Ecosystems > Marine Ecosystems > Reef > Coral Reef Earth Science > Human Dimensions > Human Settlements > Coastal Areas Earth Science > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coral Reefs Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Chemistry > Chlorophyll Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Optics > Ocean Color GCMD Location Keywords Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Manua Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Ofu Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Olosega Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Rose Atoll Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Swains Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tau Ocean > Pacific Ocean > South Pacific Ocean > Polynesia > American Samoa > Tutuila None Use Limitation: The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, University of Hawaii, PacIOOS, NOAA, State of Hawaii nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information. NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) physical and mailing

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Unknown info@pacioos.org Unknown Open Geospatial Consortium Web Coverage Service (WCS) https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/as_noaa_all_chlor_clim_max/ows?service=WCS&version=1.0.0&request=GetCapabilities Open Geospatial Consortium Web Map Service (WMS) https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/PACIOOS/as_noaa_all_chlor_clim_max/ows?service=WMS&version=1.3.0&request=GetCapabilities GeoServer This URL provides access to this dataset via GeoServer, including multiple output formats and an OpenLayers viewer. https://geo.pacioos.hawaii.edu/geoserver/ PacIOOS: American Samoa Coral Reef Drivers This URL provides a viewer and/or data access for this dataset. http://pacioos.org/projects/coral-drivers-amsam/ None specified 20260624 NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center (PIFSC) mailing and physical Unknown pifsc.info@noaa.gov Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata: Extensions for Remote Sensing Metadata FGDC-STD-012-2002