Integrated Coral Observing Network (ICON) - Lao Lao Bay from 2013-04-30 to 2013-12-31 (LLBP7 - Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands) 2013 Meteorological and Oceanographic Observations from 2013-04-30 to 2013-12-31 (NODC Accession 0123998)

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.美国海洋与大气研究办公室（Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, OAR）下属的大西洋海洋与气象实验室（Atlantic Oceanographic and Meteorological Laboratory, AOML）正开展气象与海洋学要素对珊瑚礁白化及珊瑚礁上发生的其他生物地球化学过程的影响研究。研究团队将在关键珊瑚礁区域部署多组环境参数测量仪器阵列，以获取长期高时间分辨率的连续观测数据，提供近实时信息产品，并对用于珊瑚礁白化预测的美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）卫星海表温度（Sea Surface Temperature, SST）产品开展现场校准（即“热点”（HotSpot）产品）。OAR已开发出专家系统软件与配套仪器阵列（二者合称为珊瑚礁早期预警系统（Coral Reef Early Warning System, ICON）站点），可实现近实时数据筛查，检验各仪器的适配数据范围，并针对被认为利于珊瑚礁白化及其他模拟事件发生的条件发布“警报”。在每个ICON站点，当地合作方还会反馈珊瑚礁白化的发生与进展情况，以此验证基于卫星热点产品与ICON信息产品所做出的珊瑚礁白化预测结果。