Brief description
This dataset combines four types of data: coral spawning, synodic lunar rhythm, sidereal lunar rhythm, and atmospheric pressure. The dates of the synodic and sidereal rhythms are for the periods of the coral spawning data recorded at Kochi, Japan in 2006-2009 and at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia in 1999-2001, and the atmospheric pressure data (2000-2016). The synodic lunar rhythm data is for the dates of the third (last) quarter and full moons. The sidereal lunar rhythm data records the dates of zero declinations i.e. when the moon passes over the equator as it moves between hemispheres.
Full description
This dataset combines four types of data: coral spawning, synodic lunar rhythm, sidereal lunar rhythm, and atmospheric pressure. The dates of the synodic and sidereal rhythms are for the periods of the coral spawning data recorded at Kochi, Japan in 2006-2009 (Nozawa (2012)) and at Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia in 1999-2001 (Wolstenholme (2004)), and the atmospheric pressure data (2000-2016). The synodic lunar rhythm data is downloaded from the United States Naval Observatory (USNO) website. Dates of the third (last) quarter moons are listed for the coral spawning data. Dates of the full moons are listed for the atmospheric pressure data. The sidereal lunar rhythm data was downloaded from the web-based interface to JPL's HORIZONS system using the following settings: Ephemeris Type: Observer; Target Body: Moon [Luna] [301]; Table Settings: Quantities=1, CSV format=Yes, Display/Output: download/save (plain text file). The Observer Location was user defined as Kochi: 132deg43’57.0”E, 32deg46’44.0”N and Lizard Island: 145deg27’37.4”E, 14deg40’05.5”S. The sidereal data records the dates of zero declinations i.e. when the moon passes over the equator as it moves from the northern to the southern hemisphere (changes from a + to – value) and the southern to the northern hemisphere (changes from a – to + value). The atmospheric pressure and wind speed data for Kochi was downloaded from the Japan Meteorological Agency website (in Japanese) for the location of Shimizu, grouped by mean daily average. The atmospheric pressure and wind speed data for Lizard Island was downloaded from the Australian Institute of Marine Science Historic Data Tool for the location of Agincourt Reef Number 3, grouped by mean daily average with rule-based quality control applied.
Notes
This dataset is available as a spreadsheet in MS Excel (.xlsx) and Open Document formats (.ods) and includes a video (.mp4) explaining the 'Coincidence of Factors' hypothesis.
Created: 2017-07-11
Data time period: 31 12 1999 to 30 12 2016
text: Kochi, Japan: 132deg43’57.0”E, 32deg46’44.0”N
text: Lizard Island, Great Barrier Reef, Australia: 145deg27’37.4”E, 14deg40’05.5”S
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- DOI : 10.4225/28/59658419A8EE9
- Local : research.jcu.edu.au/data/published/01a73ac38d852bcc184fddffc9ca0979
- Local : a9e9cb3e31c94882317f4d48cf0d78b8
