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Summary

Abstract

Provides parameters to convert length to weight and their sources

Description

Length to weight conversion table by species

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
species
character
Scientific Name of fish/animal
a
Numeric
Paramter a for the following relationship: W = aL^b where W = weight in grams, and L = Fork length in cm
b
Numeric
paramter b for the following relationship: W = aL^b where W = weight in grams, and L = Fork length in cm
Reference
Character
Literature source for the patameters

Distribution Information

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Contact Information

Distributor
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
(301) 713-3277

Item Identification

Title: PF_length_weight_parameters.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Provides parameters to convert length to weight and their sources

Notes:

There is a space in the path to the distribution file.

The NCEI redirect for when it will migrate to the cloud chokes on paths with an embedded spade so this will need to be fixed when ncei migration to the cloud will be completed.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Length to weight conversion table by species

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Primary Key species character Scientific Name of fish/animal
100
a Numeric Paramter a for the following relationship: W = aL^b where W = weight in grams, and L = Fork length in cm
100
b Numeric paramter b for the following relationship: W = aL^b where W = weight in grams, and L = Fork length in cm
100
Reference Character Literature source for the patameters

Attribute Details

species

CC ID: 314543
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 40
Required: Yes
Primary Key: Yes
Status: Active
Description:

Scientific Name of fish/animal

General Data Type: Chracter

a

CC ID: 314544
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 9
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Paramter a for the following relationship: W = aL^b where W = weight in grams, and L = Fork length in cm

b

CC ID: 314545
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 9
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Precision: 5
Status: Active
Description:

paramter b for the following relationship: W = aL^b where W = weight in grams, and L = Fork length in cm

Reference

CC ID: 314546
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 40
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Literature source for the patameters

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1094705
Date Effective From: 2015
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD)
Address: NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282
Phone: (301) 713-3277

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 340665
Start Date: 2015
End Date: Present
Download URL: http://www.nodc.noaa.gov/archive/arc0075/0127525/1.1/data/0-data/Data%20archiving%20files/PF_length_weight_parameters.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2015 - Present)
File Name: Pf_length-weight_parameters.csv
File Type (Deprecated): .csv
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked MD

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 32089
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:32089
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-04-05 18:56+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-04-27
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-04-27
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-04-27