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Measurements of Temperature, Salinity, and Sound Speed by Depth Effecting Southern Resident Killer Whale Vocal Behavior, Whale Behavioral States, Background Noise Measurements,...

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GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35523  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
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Abstract

This table contains results from data collected in 2007-2009 and presented in Holt et al. 2009 and 2011.

Description

This table contains results from data collected in 2007-2009 and presented in Holt et al. 2009 and 2011.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
Measurement Date
DATE 		date of measurements.
location
VARCHAR2 		descriptive location of measurements.
depth (m)
NUMBER 		water depth of measurements. Units for values are meters.
temperature (deg C)
NUMBER 		water temperature. Units for values are degrees Celsius.
salinity (ppt)
NUMBER 		water salinity. Units for values are parts per thousand.
sound speed (m/s)
NUMBER 		sound speed in water using temperature and salinity measurements and equation presented in MacKenzie, 1981. Units for values are meters per second.

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Item Identification

Title: Measurements of Temperature, Salinity, and Sound Speed by Depth Effecting Southern Resident Killer Whale Vocal Behavior, Whale Behavioral States, Background Noise Measurements, Vessel Counts and Other Attributes in Puget Sound WA Collected in 2007-2009 and Presented in Holt Et Al. 2009 and 2011
Short Name: SRKW Acoustic Response Study (Temperature, salinity, and sound speed by depth)
Status: Planned
Abstract:

This table contains results from data collected in 2007-2009 and presented in Holt et al. 2009 and 2011.

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Active Version?: Yes
Schema Name: PARR
Description:

This table contains results from data collected in 2007-2009 and presented in Holt et al. 2009 and 2011.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Measurement Date DATE date of measurements.
100
 location VARCHAR2 descriptive location of measurements.
100
 depth (m) NUMBER water depth of measurements. Units for values are meters.
100
 temperature (deg C) NUMBER water temperature. Units for values are degrees Celsius.
100
 salinity (ppt) NUMBER water salinity. Units for values are parts per thousand.
100
 sound speed (m/s) NUMBER sound speed in water using temperature and salinity measurements and equation presented in MacKenzie, 1981. Units for values are meters per second.

Attribute Details

Measurement Date

CC ID: 749935
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: DATE
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

date of measurements.
General Data Type: DATE

location

CC ID: 749936
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

descriptive location of measurements.
General Data Type: VARCHAR2

depth (m)

CC ID: 749937
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

water depth of measurements. Units for values are meters.
General Data Type: NUMBER
Unit of Measure: meters

temperature (deg C)

CC ID: 749938
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

water temperature. Units for values are degrees Celsius.
General Data Type: NUMBER
Unit of Measure: degrees Celsius

salinity (ppt)

CC ID: 749939
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

water salinity. Units for values are parts per thousand.
General Data Type: NUMBER
Unit of Measure: parts per thousand

sound speed (m/s)

CC ID: 749940
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: NUMBER
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

sound speed in water using temperature and salinity measurements and equation presented in MacKenzie, 1981. Units for values are meters per second.
General Data Type: NUMBER
Unit of Measure: meters per second

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 35523
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:35523
Metadata Record Created By: Jeffrey W Cowen
Metadata Record Created: 2016-11-04 15:24+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-04-05
Owner Org: NWFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-04-05
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-04-05