36108
Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Inshore_NC_Turtles.csv
Entity
Published / External
26465
Sea turtle aerial survey data in the North Atlantic from 1988-11-03 to 2005-07-09 (NCEI Accession 0160008)
Data Set
Completed
Sea turtle aerial surveys were conducted July 1989 to August 1991 over Core, Southern Pamlico, and Northern Pamlico Sounds, North Carolina.
To determine relative density and seasonal distribution of sea turtles in NC estuarine waters
Theme
aerial survey
Theme
turtles
Temporal
1989-1991
Spatial
North Carolina
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
Data Table
Yes
Sea turtle aerial surveys conducted July 1989 to August 1991 over Core, Southern Pamlico, and Northern Pamlico Sounds, North Carolina
Number_of_Turtles_BadGlare
Numeric
No
No
Active
Of total number of turtles sighted, this many were sighted where the observer perceived bad glare.
Number_of_Turtles_NoGlare + Number_of_Turtles_ModerateGlare + Number_of_Turtles_BadGlare = Number_of_Turtles (Sighted)
Hour
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Hour when turtle was sighted
a number from 0-23
Angle
Numeric
No
No
3
Active
Angle of turtle sighting
degrees
space/null
Measurement not taken
Direction
Character
10
No
No
Active
Direction of turtle sighting
space/null
Reading not taken
North
South
Minute
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Minute when turtle was sighted
0-59
Number_of_Turtles
Numeric
No
No
1
Active
Total number of turtles sighted on this particular transect
Number_of_Turtles_NoGlare + Number_of_Turtles_ModerateGlare + Number_of_Turtles_BadGlare = Number_of_Turtles (Sighted)
Number_of_Turtles_NoGlare
Numeric
No
No
1
Active
Of total number of turtles sighted, this many were sighted where the observer perceived that no glare was present
Number_of_Turtles_NoGlare + Number_of_Turtles_ModerateGlare + Number_of_Turtles_BadGlare = Number_of_Turtles (Sighted)
Observer
Character
2
No
No
Active
Initials of the Observer of the record in question
Second
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Second when turtle was sighted
0-59
Species
Character
No
No
Active
Species of Observed Turtle
Survey_Day
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Day Survey was flown
Survey_Year Survey_ Month - Survey_Day combination must be a valid date
Survey_Month
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Month Survey was Flown
A number from 1 to 12
Survey_Name
Character
1
No
No
Active
Name of the survey flown
Survey_Year
Numeric
No
No
4
Active
Year survey was flown
Transect
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Transect number being flown
Number_of_Turtles_ModerateGlare
Numeric
No
No
1
Active
Of total number of turtles sighted, this many were sighted where the observer perceived moderate glare
Number_of_Turtles_NoGlare + Number_of_Turtles_ModerateGlare + Number_of_Turtles_BadGlare = Number_of_Turtles (Sighted)
Data Steward
1988
Person
Mcneill, Joanne B
Distributor
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
NCEI-MD
NOAA/NESDIS E/OC SSMC3, 4th Floor, 1351 East-West Highway
Silver Spring
MD
20910-3282
(301) 713-3277
Metadata Contact
1988
Person
Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact by email preferred.
Point of Contact
1988
Person
Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact by email preferred.
2017
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160008/1.1/data/0-data/26465/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_inshore_NC_turtles/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_inshore_NC_turtles.csv
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_inshore_NC_turtles.csv
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