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Parameter: SSTA_DHW

Dataset: 
Summary data from the Heatwaves and Coral-Recovery Database (HeatCRD)
Parameter: 
time_elapsed
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 time_elapsed
Short Description:
 time_elapsed
Official Name:
 time_elapsed
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

Elapsed time. Units can be seconds, minutes, etc.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
SSTA_DHW
Supplied Units: 
weeks
Datatype: 
Float
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Description: 

CoRTAD. (Sea Surface Temperature Degree Heating Weeks) the sum of the previous 12 weeks when SSTA > = 1 degree Celsius.