Data Name (This will be the displayed title in Catalog)
Transition Dates
Indicator Name (as exists in ecodata)
trans_dates
Family (Which group is this indicator associated with?)
[X] Oceanographic
[ ] Habitat
[ ] Lower trophic levels
[ ] Megafauna
[ ] Social
[ ] Economic
Data Description
The date that cool winter conditions transition to warm stratified summer conditions.
Introduction to Indicator (Please explain your indicator)
Transition dates are defned as the day of the year when surface temperatures changeover from cool to warm conditions in the spring and back to cool conditions in the fall.
Key Results and Visualization
Ocean summer length in Mid-Atlantic: the annual total number of days between the spring thermal transition date and the fall thermal transition date. The transition dates are defined as the day of the year when surface temperatures changeover from cool to warm conditions in the spring and back to cool conditions in the fall.
Implications
Prolonged fall temperatures have been linked to the increased number of cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles found in Cape Cod Bay @griffin_warming_2019
Primary Contact
kevin.friedland@noaa.gov
Secondary Contact
brandon.beltz@noaa.gov
Data Name (This will be the displayed title in Catalog)
Transition Dates
Indicator Name (as exists in ecodata)
trans_dates
Family (Which group is this indicator associated with?)
Data Description
The date that cool winter conditions transition to warm stratified summer conditions.
Introduction to Indicator (Please explain your indicator)
Transition dates are defned as the day of the year when surface temperatures changeover from cool to warm conditions in the spring and back to cool conditions in the fall.
Key Results and Visualization
Ocean summer length in Mid-Atlantic: the annual total number of days between the spring thermal transition date and the fall thermal transition date. The transition dates are defined as the day of the year when surface temperatures changeover from cool to warm conditions in the spring and back to cool conditions in the fall.
Implications
Prolonged fall temperatures have been linked to the increased number of cold-stunned Kemp’s ridley sea turtles found in Cape Cod Bay @griffin_warming_2019
Spatial Scale
by EPU
Temporal Scale
Annual time series (1982 to 2023)
Synthesis Theme
Define Variables
Indicator Category
If other, please specify indicator category
No response
Data Contributors
Kevin Friedland
Point(s) of Contact
kevin.friedland@noaa.gov
Affiliation
NEFSC
Public Availability
Source data are publicly available.
Accessibility and Constraints
No response