Mean Mixolimnion Temperature (MMT) of Ongeim'l Tketau, Palau.
Based on our six-years long, continuing, measurements, MMT is strongly correlated with sea-surface temperatures, three months later, in the Niño 3.4 region of the Pacific (Martin et al. in prep.). If this relationship is maintained in the long-term, MMT may be useful for predicting El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) conditions. Temperatures in °C.
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YEAR
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MONTH
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Jan
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Feb
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Mar
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Apr
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May
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Jun
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Jul
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Aug
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Sep
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Oct
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Nov
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Dec
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1999
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31.6
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31.7
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32.0
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32.5
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32.1
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31.7
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32.3
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32.0
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33.1
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32.7
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32.5
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31.5
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2000
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31.5
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31.4
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31.6
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32.0
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32.2
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31.8
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31.7
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31.5
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32.2
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32.0
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31.5
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31.6
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2001
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31.7
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30.8
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30.7
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31.1
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31.7
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31.4
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31.3
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30.5
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31.3
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31.4
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31.3
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30.7
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2002
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30.4
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30.3
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30.4
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30.9
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31.2
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30.9
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30.5
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29.5
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29.8
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30.4
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31.3
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30.9
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2003
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29.8
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29.8
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30.4
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30.9
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31.0
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30.5
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30.8
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30.7
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30.7
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31.0
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31.1
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30.6
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2004
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30.0
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30.7*
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30.3*
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30.4*
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30.7*
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30.4
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30.9*
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30.3
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30.7
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30.1
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31.1
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31.0
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2005
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30.0
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29.4
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30.4
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30.4
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30.7
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Notes:
* MMT estimated from regression: For February-May and July 2004, MMT was estimated from HOBO thermograph data, recorded at 30 minute intervals at 6 m and 11 m, averaged for one 24-hour period per month near the middle of each month to replicate the Dec-Jan 2004 sampling regime. Mean 24 hour temperatures for 6 m and 11 m meters (T °C) were converted to MMT using a regression equation relating manually collected MMT to the temperature averaged for 6 m and 11 m for the 24 hour period coinciding with each sample date over the period April 2002-January 2004 (MMT = -3167 + 1.0075*T; r=0.98).
1. MMT 15-Oct-1998: 31.2 °C.
2. Measurement: Monthly from December 1998 to January 2004 and in June and August 2004 to present, we recorded water temperatures in OngeimÕl Tketau (OTM) at 1m intervals from 0 to 24m at two sites with hand-held YSI 85 or Hydrolab Quanta meter. The mean mixolimnion temperature (MMT) for each sample date is the average of the mean temperature for each 1m depth interval (n=2 per depth) over the depth of the mixolimnion (0-13m, n=14; defined a priori as the depth below which oxygen concentrations averaged 0 mg L-1 over the 5-year data set). MMTÕs
3. Updated monthly, during the middle of each month.
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