Oceanographic drivers of bleaching in the GBR : from observations to prediction. Volume 2, 3D Bleaching in the GBR : Development and analysis of a 3D climatology and 3D heat accumulation bleaching products using eReefs / Tropical Water Quality Hub

For the first time, back-to-back mass coral bleaching occurred on the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait in 2016 and 2017 as part of a continuous global bleaching event that started in late 2014 (Eakin et al, 2018). The combined effect has meant that the majority of the reef has been severely affected; however, there remain significant areas that have survived along the length of the GBR. This project seeks to understand how reef scale, regional and global oceanographic and meteorological processes influence the severity and spatial variability of thermally driven coral bleaching for the Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait. -- Summary.