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Master CIB Aerial Obs Counts 1993_2022

Entity (ENT) | Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26319 | Updated: May 8, 2023 | Published / External

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Entity Info

Data Attributes

Catalog Details

Abstract

Beluga whale count data from 1994 to 2022

Description

Beluga whale count data from 1994 to 2022

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type	Description
Date Date	Date of survey flight
Month Number	Number of month
Day Number	Number of day
Year Number	Year
Group VARCHAR2	Group number identifier
Pass VARCHAR2	numbered pass of the group for counting
Count1 Number	group count made by observer 1
Grade1 VARCHAR2	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer1 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
Observer1 VARCHAR2	Observer1 identifier
Count1Used VARCHAR2	yes or no if count was used in median
Count2 Number	group count made by observer 2
Grade2 VARCHAR2	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer2 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
Observer 2 VARCHAR2	Observer2 identifier
Count2Used VARCHAR2	yes or no if count was used in median
Count3 Number	Group count made by observer 3. Some years we had three observers counting on a pass - those were usually visitors, observers in training, or if we were not shooting video on a pass.
Grade3 VARCHAR2	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer3 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
Observer3 VARCHAR2	Observer3 identifier. V denotes visitor.
Count3Used VARCHAR2	Yes or no if count was used in median
ReasonNotUsed VARCHAR2	reason count was not used
Location VARCHAR2	Location identifier of group
OffsideWhales# Number	Number of whales see off non-counting side of plane
Offside Whales Comment VARCHAR2	comments about offside whales
GeneralComment VARCHAR2	General comments about group or counts
SubGroup VARCHAR2	yes or no if group is a subgroup
SubGroupComment VARCHAR2	comment about subgroup

Data Attribute / Type

Description

Date
Date

Date of survey flight

Month
Number

Number of month

Day
Number

Number of day

Year
Number

Year

Group
VARCHAR2

Group number identifier

Pass
VARCHAR2

numbered pass of the group for counting

Count1
Number

group count made by observer 1

Grade1
VARCHAR2

estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer1 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)

Observer1
VARCHAR2

Observer1 identifier

Count1Used
VARCHAR2

yes or no if count was used in median

Count2
Number

group count made by observer 2

Grade2
VARCHAR2

estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer2 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)

Observer 2
VARCHAR2

Observer2 identifier

Count2Used
VARCHAR2

yes or no if count was used in median

Count3
Number

Group count made by observer 3. Some years we had three observers counting on a pass - those were usually visitors, observers in training, or if we were not shooting video on a pass.

Grade3
VARCHAR2

estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer3 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)

Observer3
VARCHAR2

Observer3 identifier. V denotes visitor.

Count3Used
VARCHAR2

Yes or no if count was used in median

ReasonNotUsed
VARCHAR2

reason count was not used

Location
VARCHAR2

Location identifier of group

OffsideWhales#
Number

Number of whales see off non-counting side of plane

Offside Whales Comment
VARCHAR2

comments about offside whales

GeneralComment
VARCHAR2

General comments about group or counts

SubGroup
VARCHAR2

yes or no if group is a subgroup

SubGroupComment
VARCHAR2

comment about subgroup

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Title:	Master CIB Aerial Obs Counts 1993_2022
Short Name:	Count data
Status:	In Work
Abstract:	Beluga whale count data from 1994 to 2022
Notes:	Loaded by FGDC Metadata Uploader, batch 6774, 08-10-2015 16:24

Entity Type:	Data File
Description:	Beluga whale count data from 1994 to 2022

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	Date	Date	Date of survey flight
N/A	Month	Number	Number of month
N/A	Day	Number	Number of day
N/A	Year	Number	Year
N/A	Group	VARCHAR2	Group number identifier
N/A	Pass	VARCHAR2	numbered pass of the group for counting
N/A	Count1	Number	group count made by observer 1
N/A	Grade1	VARCHAR2	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer1 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
N/A	Observer1	VARCHAR2	Observer1 identifier
N/A	Count1Used	VARCHAR2	yes or no if count was used in median
N/A	Count2	Number	group count made by observer 2
N/A	Grade2	VARCHAR2	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer2 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
N/A	Observer 2	VARCHAR2	Observer2 identifier
N/A	Count2Used	VARCHAR2	yes or no if count was used in median
N/A	Count3	Number	Group count made by observer 3. Some years we had three observers counting on a pass - those were usually visitors, observers in training, or if we were not shooting video on a pass.
N/A	Grade3	VARCHAR2	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer3 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
N/A	Observer3	VARCHAR2	Observer3 identifier. V denotes visitor.
N/A	Count3Used	VARCHAR2	Yes or no if count was used in median
N/A	ReasonNotUsed	VARCHAR2	reason count was not used
N/A	Location	VARCHAR2	Location identifier of group
N/A	OffsideWhales#	Number	Number of whales see off non-counting side of plane
N/A	Offside Whales Comment	VARCHAR2	comments about offside whales
N/A	GeneralComment	VARCHAR2	General comments about group or counts
N/A	SubGroup	VARCHAR2	yes or no if group is a subgroup
N/A	SubGroupComment	VARCHAR2	comment about subgroup

Name

Type

Description

N/A

Date

Date of survey flight

N/A

Month

Number

Number of month

N/A

Day

Number

Number of day

N/A

Year

Number

Year

N/A

Group

VARCHAR2

Group number identifier

N/A

Pass

VARCHAR2

numbered pass of the group for counting

N/A

Count1

Number

group count made by observer 1

N/A

Grade1

VARCHAR2

estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer1 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)

N/A

Observer1

VARCHAR2

Observer1 identifier

N/A

Count1Used

VARCHAR2

yes or no if count was used in median

N/A

Count2

Number

group count made by observer 2

N/A

Grade2

VARCHAR2

estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer2 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)

N/A

Observer 2

VARCHAR2

Observer2 identifier

N/A

Count2Used

VARCHAR2

yes or no if count was used in median

N/A

Count3

Number

Group count made by observer 3. Some years we had three observers counting on a pass - those were usually visitors, observers in training, or if we were not shooting video on a pass.

N/A

Grade3

VARCHAR2

estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer3 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)

N/A

Observer3

VARCHAR2

Observer3 identifier. V denotes visitor.

N/A

Count3Used

VARCHAR2

Yes or no if count was used in median

N/A

ReasonNotUsed

VARCHAR2

reason count was not used

N/A

Location

VARCHAR2

Location identifier of group

N/A

OffsideWhales#

Number

Number of whales see off non-counting side of plane

N/A

Offside Whales Comment

VARCHAR2

comments about offside whales

N/A

GeneralComment

VARCHAR2

General comments about group or counts

N/A

SubGroup

VARCHAR2

yes or no if group is a subgroup

N/A

SubGroupComment

VARCHAR2

comment about subgroup

Attribute Details

Date

CC ID: 212440

Seq. Order:	1
Data Storage Type:	Date
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Date of survey flight
Allowed Values:	201406050000 - 201406120000

Month

CC ID: 1224595

Seq. Order:	2
Data Storage Type:	Number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of month

Day

CC ID: 1224596

Seq. Order:	3
Data Storage Type:	Number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of day

Year

CC ID: 1224597

Seq. Order:	4
Data Storage Type:	Number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Year

Group

CC ID: 212442

Seq. Order:	5
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Group number identifier
Allowed Values:	unknown

Pass

CC ID: 212443

Seq. Order:	6
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	numbered pass of the group for counting
Allowed Values:	unknown

Count1

CC ID: 212444

Seq. Order:	8
Data Storage Type:	Number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	group count made by observer 1
Allowed Values:	unknown

Grade1

CC ID: 212445

Seq. Order:	9
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer1 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
Allowed Values:	unknown

Observer1

CC ID: 212446

Seq. Order:	10
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observer1 identifier
Allowed Values:	unknown

Count1Used

CC ID: 212447

Seq. Order:	11
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	yes or no if count was used in median
Allowed Values:	unknown

Count2

CC ID: 212448

Seq. Order:	12
Data Storage Type:	Number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	group count made by observer 2
Allowed Values:	unknown

Grade2

CC ID: 212449

Seq. Order:	13
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer2 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
Allowed Values:	unknown

Observer 2

CC ID: 212450

Seq. Order:	14
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observer2 identifier
Allowed Values:	unknown

Count2Used

CC ID: 212451

Seq. Order:	15
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	yes or no if count was used in median
Allowed Values:	unknown

Count3

CC ID: 212452

Seq. Order:	16
Data Storage Type:	Number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Group count made by observer 3. Some years we had three observers counting on a pass - those were usually visitors, observers in training, or if we were not shooting video on a pass.
Allowed Values:	unknown

Grade3

CC ID: 212453

Seq. Order:	17
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	estimated visibility quality of pass made by Observer3 (A = Excellent, B = Good, C = Fair, D= Poor, F = Very Poor)
Allowed Values:	unknown

Observer3

CC ID: 212454

Seq. Order:	18
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Observer3 identifier. V denotes visitor.
Allowed Values:	unknown

Count3Used

CC ID: 212455

Seq. Order:	19
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Yes or no if count was used in median
Allowed Values:	unknown

ReasonNotUsed

CC ID: 212456

Seq. Order:	20
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	reason count was not used
Allowed Values:	unknown

Location

CC ID: 212457

Seq. Order:	21
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Location identifier of group
Allowed Values:	unknown

OffsideWhales#

CC ID: 212458

Seq. Order:	22
Data Storage Type:	Number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Number of whales see off non-counting side of plane
Allowed Values:	unknown

Offside Whales Comment

CC ID: 212459

Seq. Order:	23
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	comments about offside whales
Allowed Values:	unknown

GeneralComment

CC ID: 212460

Seq. Order:	24
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	General comments about group or counts
Allowed Values:	unknown

SubGroup

CC ID: 212461

Seq. Order:	25
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	yes or no if group is a subgroup
Allowed Values:	unknown

SubGroupComment

CC ID: 212462

Seq. Order:	26
Data Storage Type:	VARCHAR2
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	comment about subgroup
Allowed Values:	unknown

Catalog Item ID:	26319
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:26319
Metadata Record Created By:	Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created:	2015-08-10 16:24+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	Janice Waite
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2023-05-08 18:16+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2018-11-27
Owner Org:	AFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2018-11-27
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2019-11-27

Master CIB Aerial Obs Counts 1993_2022

Summary

Entity Information

Child Items

Contact Information

Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

Date

Month

Day

Year

Group

Pass

Count1

Grade1

Observer1

Count1Used

Count2

Grade2

Observer 2

Count2Used

Count3

Grade3

Observer3

Count3Used

ReasonNotUsed

Location

OffsideWhales#

Offside Whales Comment

GeneralComment

SubGroup

SubGroupComment

Catalog Details