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Summary

Abstract

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.

Description

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Survey_Area
Character
A description of the area that was covered during the survey.
Survey_Year
Numeric
Year survey was flown
Survey_Month
Numeric
Month Survey was flown
Survey_Day
Numeric
Day Survey was flown
Transect
Numeric
Transect number being flown
Latitude
Numeric
Latitude of transect being flown
Beg_Longitude
Numeric
Longitude at beginning of transect being flown
End_longitude
Numeric
Longitude at end of transect being flown
Beg_Hour
Numeric
Hour at start of transect being flown
Beg_Minute
Numeric
Minute at start of transect being flown
Beg_Second
Numeric
Second at start of transect being flown
End_Hour
Numeric
Hour at end of transect being flown
End_Minute
Numeric
Minute at end of transect being flown
End_Second
Numeric
Second at end of transect being flown
SeaState
Character
Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
Excluded_Time
Numeric
Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect

Distribution Information

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No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Metadata Contact
Joanne B Mcneill

Item Identification

Title: Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Offshore NC_Transects.csv
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.

Purpose:

To determine relative density of sea turtles in relation to co-occurring fishing activity and sea surface temperature.

Supplemental Information:

Primary Key is the concatenation of Survey_Area Survey_Year Survey_Month Survey_Day Transect

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Aerial_Survey
None transects
None Turtles

Temporal Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None 1991-1992

Spatial Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None Atlantic Ocean
None North Carolina

Physical Location

Organization: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
City: Silver Spring
State/Province: MD

Entity Information

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

Aerial surveys conducted in the nearshore waters of North Carolina from November 1991 to March 1992.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
Survey_Area Character A description of the area that was covered during the survey.
100
Survey_Year Numeric Year survey was flown
100
Survey_Month Numeric Month Survey was flown
100
Survey_Day Numeric Day Survey was flown
100
Transect Numeric Transect number being flown
100
Latitude Numeric Latitude of transect being flown
100
Beg_Longitude Numeric Longitude at beginning of transect being flown
100
End_longitude Numeric Longitude at end of transect being flown
100
Beg_Hour Numeric Hour at start of transect being flown
100
Beg_Minute Numeric Minute at start of transect being flown
100
Beg_Second Numeric Second at start of transect being flown
100
End_Hour Numeric Hour at end of transect being flown
100
End_Minute Numeric Minute at end of transect being flown
100
End_Second Numeric Second at end of transect being flown
100
SeaState Character Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
100
Excluded_Time Numeric Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect

Attribute Details

Survey_Area

CC ID: 367878
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 130
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

A description of the area that was covered during the survey.

Allowed Values: NC/VA Border to Currituck Bridge - out 3 miles Currituck Bridge to Oregon Inlet - out 3 miles Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras Point - out 3 miles Cape Hatteras Point to Ocracoke Inlet - out 3 miles Orcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout Point - out 3 miles NC/VA Border to Currituck Bridge - out 15 miles Currituck Bridge to Oregon Inlet - out 15 miles Oregon Inlet to Cape Hatteras Point - out 15 miles Cape Hatteras Point to Ocracoke Inlet - out 15 miles Orcracoke Inlet to Cape Lookout Point - out 15 miles

Survey_Year

CC ID: 367881
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year survey was flown

Survey_Month

CC ID: 367880
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Month Survey was flown

Survey_Day

CC ID: 367879
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Day Survey was flown

Transect

CC ID: 367882
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 2
Status: Active
Description:

Transect number being flown

Latitude

CC ID: 367883
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 8
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude of transect being flown

Beg_Longitude

CC ID: 367870
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude at beginning of transect being flown

End_longitude

CC ID: 367871
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 9
Scale: 5
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude at end of transect being flown

Beg_Hour

CC ID: 367872
Seq. Order: 110
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Hour at start of transect being flown

Beg_Minute

CC ID: 367873
Seq. Order: 120
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minute at start of transect being flown

Beg_Second

CC ID: 367876
Seq. Order: 130
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second at start of transect being flown

End_Hour

CC ID: 367874
Seq. Order: 140
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Hour at end of transect being flown

End_Minute

CC ID: 367875
Seq. Order: 150
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Minute at end of transect being flown

Validation Rules:

0-59

End_Second

CC ID: 367877
Seq. Order: 160
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Max Length: 2
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Second at end of transect being flown

Validation Rules:

0-59

SeaState

CC ID: 367884
Seq. Order: 170
Data Storage Type: Character
Max Length: 60
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting

Allowed Values: slick calm, mirror like small waves, few whitecaps whitecaps 0-33%, waves 1-2 feet whitecaps 33-50%, waves 2-3 feet white caps 50-65%, waves 3-5 feet whitecaps >65%, waves > 5 feet (too rough to survey)

Excluded_Time

CC ID: 367885
Seq. Order: 180
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Precision: 4
Scale: 1
Status: Active
Description:

Time (in seconds) when off effort during a particular transect

Validation Rules:

< 60

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 753911
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B

Distributor

CC ID: 753912
Date Effective From: 2017
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

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 753913
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Point of Contact

CC ID: 753914
Date Effective From: 1988
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Mcneill, Joanne B
Contact Instructions:

Contact by email preferred.

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 753915
Start Date: 2017
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0160008/1.1/data/0-data/26465/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_transects/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_transects.csv
Distributor: National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland (NCEI-MD) (2017 - Present)
File Name: Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_offshore_NC_transects.csv
File Type (Deprecated): csv (comma-separated values)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
Compression: Uncompressed
Review Status: Chked Viruses Inapp Content

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 36115
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:36115
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2016-12-23 05:23+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2023-10-17 16:12+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2021-04-29
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2021-04-29
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2022-04-29