Mass Coral Bleaching 2023 US Virgin Islands3D Model
Mass Coral Bleaching 2023 US Virgin Islands
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More model informationApprox 6.75x1.75 m of Meri Shoal Transect 2, surveyed annnually as part of Territorial Coral Reef Monitoring Program, TCRMP.
Nearly all corals were bleached in Nov 2023, after several months of a Caribbean-wide heatwave.
This is known as a mesophotic reef because it is located in deep water (30 m/ 98 ft) where light is reduced (meso = middle, photic = light)
scaled 1ppm error (direct upload / lighting not removed)
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Jan 7th 2024
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