Central Pacific Island Environments

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Geography

• The Ocean Atlas of Hawaii P. Flament et al. (1996), SOEST, UH.
• Geographical summary -- CIA World Factbook (1997)
• Geographical summary -- E-Conflict Encyclopedia by Emulate Me
• Current Views of the Pacific from Space -- NOAA
• List of Pacific Maps & Images -- Michael Ogden's Pacific Islands Resources
• Sun and Moon data -- sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset, moon phase, and transits of the Sun and Moon, by specified date and location (U.S. or worldwide) from the U.S. Naval Observatory
• Bench Marks, NOAA (OSPD) -- descriptions of NOAA coastal (tidal) bench marks in Hawai'i
• Bench Marks, NOAA (OSPD) -- descriptions of NOAA coastal (tidal) bench marks at American Samoa, Guam, Johnston, Kwajalein, Midway, Moen, Tahiti, and Wake
• GIS Data Sources
  • DBEDT ~ Hawaii State GIS Program

Air Photo and Satellite Images

• MODIS Rapid Response System — Daily color images from NASA ~ select Hawaiian Islands from the map.
• Hawaii Coastal Geology Group, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, SOEST, UH Manoa.
• Updated satellite images of the Pacific -- Japan's geostationary meteorological satellite, Himawari (GMS-4).

Weather & Climate

Current Weather Data
• National Weather Service (no longer is there a Weather Forecast Office, Honolulu website.
• Central Pacific Weather Data -- University of Hawai‘i, Dept. of Meteorology
• Precipitation map -- NEXRAD image by Intellicast Weather
• NRL Monterey Satellite Meteorology -- Weather satellite images and hurricane tracking data
Oceanographic Data
• NODC Hawai‘i/Pacific Islands Liaison (NOAA)**
• NOAA Oceanographic Data (OPSD) -- Water temperature, air temperature, wind speed and direction, and barometric pressure at selected NOAA data collection platforms in Hawai‘i and other Pacific locations (data not yet available for most).
• NODC (NOAA) Coastal Water Temperatures for Hawai‘i (Honolulu and Hilo) and other Pacific Islands (Apra Harbor, Guam & Pago Pago, Am. Samoa).
Climate / Weather Data Summaries
• Rainfall Atlas of Hawai‘i — Geography Department, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa
• Hawai‘i Climate Summaries at the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC)
• Weather Data and Products -- NOAA National Weather Service links to weather/climate summaries for the United States (including Hawai‘i)**
• Pacific Islands (U. S. WSO) Climate Summaries at the Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC).
• Western Regional Climate Center (WRCC) -- NCDC regional center for western US (includes Hawai`i) **
Central Pacific Hurricanes
• Central Pacific Hurricane Center (NWS)
• Satellite Meteorology -- Naval Research Laboratory (Monterey)
• National Hurricane Center, Tropical Prediction Center
Topics
• El Niño -- NOAA Information page **
• Climate variability and El Niño - Australian Bureau of Meteorology
• What is La Niña? -- NOAA Information page **
• El Nino Impacts: Weaker in the Past, Stronger in the Future? -- NCAR News Release (1999)
• Schools of the Pacific Rainfall Climate Experiment (SPaRCE)

Tides & Currents

Tides
• Tidal heights for Central Pacific island locations: Honolulu (Oahu), Kailua Kona (Hawaii), Kihei (Maui), Lehui (Kauai), Moku o Loe (Kaneohe Bay, Oahu), Naha Ko (Okinawa), Tarawa (Kiribati), future or any time period specified.
• Future tidal heights for Hawaiian Islands locations: Honolulu (Oahu), Kailua Kona (Hawaii), Kaunakakai (Molokai), Kihei (Maui), Lehui (Kauai), Moku o Loe (Kaneohe Bay, Oahu) projected up to 30 days ahead.
• Tidal heights for South Pacific island locations: Mataiva (Tahiti), Motuoini (Tahiti), Nuku`alofa (Tonga), Hango Piko (Easter), Suva Harbor (Fiji), Tailevu (Fiji), future or any time period specified.
• Future tidal heights for other Pacific island locations: Kwajalein Atoll (RMI) projected up to 30 days ahead.
• NOAA Oceanographic Products and Services Division (OPSD) -- Time and height differences for numerous Pacific islands locations and monthly tide tables for referenced stations. Use these tables if your location is not one of the places listed above.

Government Data Sources & Web Gateway Pages

• Hawaii Ocean Science & Technology (HOST) website (DBEDT).
• Global Observation Information Network (GOIN) for the Pacific Rim **
• National Climate Data Center -- (NOAA/NCDC) homepage.
• Environmental information service (NOAA) -- weather maps, satellite images, NOAA data sources **
• NMFS - National Marine Fisheries Service home page.
• NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration **
• NWS - National Weather Service index page **

** - indicates a website with many links to other related sites.