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KW surveys 2001-2010 effort

Entity (ENT)  |  Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:28071  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Description

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Entity Information

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type Description
CRUISE
Unknown 		Cruise name; e.g.06OL, where 06=year and OL=ship initials
LINE
NUMBER 		Line number of data
DOT
Unknown 		An indicator of on or eff effort: * = on effort, blank = off effort
Event
VARCHAR2 		A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.
TIME
NUMBER 		Time of day that event occurred in Alaska Standard Time
DATE
NUMBER 		The date of data collection
LATITUDE
Unknown 		Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
LONGITUDE
Unknown 		Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
DLAT
NUMBER 		Latitude converted to decimal degrees
DLONG
NUMBER 		Longitude converted to decimal degrees
EFFDIST
NUMBER 		The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort
ONOFF
Unknown 		Indicates whether data line is on effort or off effort. ON = on effort, OFF = off effort
TRANSECT
NUMBER 		Transect number
BEAUFORT
NUMBER 		The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
SWELL_HEIGHT
NUMBER 		The height of the swell, estimated by observers
SWELL_DIR
NUMBER 		The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
TEMP
NUMBER 		No data
WIND_SPEED
NUMBER 		wind speed
COURSE
NUMBER 		The heading of the ship obtained from the GPS
SHIPSPEED
NUMBER 		The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
FOG_RAIN
NUMBER 		Rain or fog conditions (1=none, 2=fog, 3=rain, 4=both, 5=haze)
HOR_SUN
NUMBER 		An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
VERT_SUN
NUMBER 		An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the position of the sun seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon
WIND_DIR
NUMBER 		An estimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north
VISIBILITY
NUMBER 		An estimate in nautical miles of how far observers can see taking haze and fog into account
OBSLEFT
NUMBER 		Observer code of the left side (port) observer
OBSREC
NUMBER 		Observer code of the recorder
OBSRIGHT
NUMBER 		Observer code of the right side (starboard) observer
SIGHTNUM
Unknown 		A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz
OBS
Unknown 		Observer code of the observer who made a sighting
CUE
Unknown 		The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
SIGHTCODE
Unknown 		Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye
ANGLE
Unknown 		The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg)
RETICLE
Unknown 		The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting
RADIALDIST
Unknown 		The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings
MDIR
Unknown 		The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (with straight ahead equal to 0)
MSPEED
Unknown 		The estimated travel speed of the animal
SPECIESCODE
Unknown 		Established number codes assigned to cetacean species
SPECIESNAME
Unknown 		The genus and species name of the sighting
COUNTBEST
Unknown 		The best estimation of the group size
COUNTHIGH
Unknown 		The highest estimated count of group size
COUNTLOW
Unknown 		The lowest estimated count of the group size
SIGHTLAT
Unknown 		Calculated latitude for the position of the sighting
SIGHTLONG
Unknown 		Calculated longitude for the position of the sighting
COMMENT
Unknown 		Comment

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Item Identification

Title: KW surveys 2001-2010 effort
Short Name: KW surveys 2001-2010 effort
Status: Completed
Abstract:

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Entity Information

Entity Type: Data File
Description:

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Data Attributes

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Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
N/A
 CRUISE Unknown Cruise name; e.g.06OL, where 06=year and OL=ship initials
N/A
 LINE NUMBER Line number of data
N/A
 DOT Unknown An indicator of on or eff effort: * = on effort, blank = off effort
N/A
 Event VARCHAR2 A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.
N/A
 TIME NUMBER Time of day that event occurred in Alaska Standard Time
N/A
 DATE NUMBER The date of data collection
N/A
 LATITUDE Unknown Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
N/A
 LONGITUDE Unknown Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
N/A
 DLAT NUMBER Latitude converted to decimal degrees
N/A
 DLONG NUMBER Longitude converted to decimal degrees
N/A
 EFFDIST NUMBER The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort
N/A
 ONOFF Unknown Indicates whether data line is on effort or off effort. ON = on effort, OFF = off effort
N/A
 TRANSECT NUMBER Transect number
N/A
 BEAUFORT NUMBER The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
N/A
 SWELL_HEIGHT NUMBER The height of the swell, estimated by observers
N/A
 SWELL_DIR NUMBER The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
N/A
 TEMP NUMBER No data
N/A
 WIND_SPEED NUMBER wind speed
N/A
 COURSE NUMBER The heading of the ship obtained from the GPS
N/A
 SHIPSPEED NUMBER The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
N/A
 FOG_RAIN NUMBER Rain or fog conditions (1=none, 2=fog, 3=rain, 4=both, 5=haze)
N/A
 HOR_SUN NUMBER An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
N/A
 VERT_SUN NUMBER An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the position of the sun seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon
N/A
 WIND_DIR NUMBER An estimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north
N/A
 VISIBILITY NUMBER An estimate in nautical miles of how far observers can see taking haze and fog into account
N/A
 OBSLEFT NUMBER Observer code of the left side (port) observer
N/A
 OBSREC NUMBER Observer code of the recorder
N/A
 OBSRIGHT NUMBER Observer code of the right side (starboard) observer
N/A
 SIGHTNUM Unknown A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz
N/A
 OBS Unknown Observer code of the observer who made a sighting
N/A
 CUE Unknown The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
N/A
 SIGHTCODE Unknown Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye
N/A
 ANGLE Unknown The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg)
N/A
 RETICLE Unknown The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting
N/A
 RADIALDIST Unknown The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings
N/A
 MDIR Unknown The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (with straight ahead equal to 0)
N/A
 MSPEED Unknown The estimated travel speed of the animal
N/A
 SPECIESCODE Unknown Established number codes assigned to cetacean species
N/A
 SPECIESNAME Unknown The genus and species name of the sighting
N/A
 COUNTBEST Unknown The best estimation of the group size
N/A
 COUNTHIGH Unknown The highest estimated count of group size
N/A
 COUNTLOW Unknown The lowest estimated count of the group size
N/A
 SIGHTLAT Unknown Calculated latitude for the position of the sighting
N/A
 SIGHTLONG Unknown Calculated longitude for the position of the sighting
N/A
 COMMENT Unknown Comment

Attribute Details

CRUISE

CC ID: 234240
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cruise name; e.g.06OL, where 06=year and OL=ship initials
Allowed Values: unknown

LINE

CC ID: 234241
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Line number of data
Allowed Values: 1 - 23323

DOT

CC ID: 234242
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An indicator of on or eff effort: * = on effort, blank = off effort
Allowed Values: unknown

Event

CC ID: 234243
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A label identifying the type of event that the line of data represents, such as beginning of effort, sightings, environmental change, etc.
Allowed Values: B, R, E, P, V, N, W, C, S, s, t, *

TIME

CC ID: 234244
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of day that event occurred in Alaska Standard Time
Allowed Values: 0 - 2359

DATE

CC ID: 234245
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The date of data collection
Allowed Values: 200107170000 - 201008050000

LATITUDE

CC ID: 234246
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by the survey program Wincruz
Allowed Values: unknown

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 234247
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude in degrees decimal minutes as captured by survey program Wincruz
Allowed Values: unknown

DLAT

CC ID: 234248
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude converted to decimal degrees
Allowed Values: 0 - 62.39

DLONG

CC ID: 234249
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude converted to decimal degrees
Allowed Values: -180 - 180

EFFDIST

CC ID: 234250
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The distance calculated from the previous data entry during on effort survey. No calculations made when off effort
Allowed Values: 0 - 7.835

ONOFF

CC ID: 234251
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Indicates whether data line is on effort or off effort. ON = on effort, OFF = off effort
Allowed Values: unknown

TRANSECT

CC ID: 234252
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Transect number
Allowed Values: 0 - 379

BEAUFORT

CC ID: 234253
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The Beaufort scale determined by the observers on watch
Allowed Values: 0 - 6

SWELL_HEIGHT

CC ID: 234254
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The height of the swell, estimated by observers
Allowed Values: -1 - 43

SWELL_DIR

CC ID: 234255
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The direction of the swell estimated by the observers using the compass repeater (true bearing as opposed to magnetic)
Allowed Values: -1 - 911

TEMP

CC ID: 234256
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

No data
Allowed Values: -1 - 3

WIND_SPEED

CC ID: 234257
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

wind speed
Allowed Values: -1 - 95

COURSE

CC ID: 234258
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The heading of the ship obtained from the GPS
Allowed Values: -1 - 359

SHIPSPEED

CC ID: 234259
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The speed of the ship obtained from the GPS
Allowed Values: -1 - 15

FOG_RAIN

CC ID: 234260
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Rain or fog conditions (1=none, 2=fog, 3=rain, 4=both, 5=haze)
Allowed Values: 0 - 5

HOR_SUN

CC ID: 234261
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An estimate of the horizontal angle of the sun from 1 - 12, like hours on a clock relative to the ship with 12 dead ahead on the bow
Allowed Values: -1 - 12

VERT_SUN

CC ID: 234262
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An estimate of the vertical angle of the sun, with the position of the sun seen as the hours on a clock from 12 to 3 where 12 is straight overhead and 3 is on the horizon
Allowed Values: -1 - 12

WIND_DIR

CC ID: 234263
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An estimate of the direction of the wind relative to true north
Allowed Values: -1 - 359

VISIBILITY

CC ID: 234264
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

An estimate in nautical miles of how far observers can see taking haze and fog into account
Allowed Values: -1 - 10

OBSLEFT

CC ID: 234265
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observer code of the left side (port) observer
Allowed Values: -1 - 999

OBSREC

CC ID: 234266
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observer code of the recorder
Allowed Values: -1 - 999

OBSRIGHT

CC ID: 234267
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observer code of the right side (starboard) observer
Allowed Values: -1 - 999

SIGHTNUM

CC ID: 234268
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A number sequentially assigned to a sighting thoughout the survey by WinCruz
Allowed Values: unknown

OBS

CC ID: 234269
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observer code of the observer who made a sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

CUE

CC ID: 234270
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The cue an observer used to make a sighting, such as blow, body or splash
Allowed Values: unknown

SIGHTCODE

CC ID: 234271
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sighting method used at time of sighting, such as 25x or 7x binoculars or naked eye
Allowed Values: unknown

ANGLE

CC ID: 234272
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The angle to the sighting relative to the bow of the ship (0 deg)
Allowed Values: unknown

RETICLE

CC ID: 234273
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of reticles on the binocular lens; measured from the horizon to the position of the sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

RADIALDIST

CC ID: 234274
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The radial distance from the ship to the sighting calculated from the angle and reticle readings
Allowed Values: unknown

MDIR

CC ID: 234275
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The swimming direction of the animal in relation to the heading of the ship (with straight ahead equal to 0)
Allowed Values: unknown

MSPEED

CC ID: 234276
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The estimated travel speed of the animal
Allowed Values: unknown

SPECIESCODE

CC ID: 234277
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Established number codes assigned to cetacean species
Allowed Values: unknown

SPECIESNAME

CC ID: 234278
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The genus and species name of the sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

COUNTBEST

CC ID: 234279
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The best estimation of the group size
Allowed Values: unknown

COUNTHIGH

CC ID: 234280
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The highest estimated count of group size
Allowed Values: unknown

COUNTLOW

CC ID: 234281
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The lowest estimated count of the group size
Allowed Values: unknown

SIGHTLAT

CC ID: 234282
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Calculated latitude for the position of the sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

SIGHTLONG

CC ID: 234283
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Calculated longitude for the position of the sighting
Allowed Values: unknown

COMMENT

CC ID: 234284
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Comment
Allowed Values: unknown

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 28071
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:28071
Metadata Record Created By: Janice Waite
Metadata Record Created: 2015-10-19 13:36+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+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