36117
Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_Cherrypoint.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
Aerial surveys were conducted July 2004-July 2005 over Core and Pamlico Sounds, NC to determine relative density of sea turtles in relation to the United States Marine Corp Air Station Cherry Point restricted areas.
Primary Key is survey_number concatenated with Waypoint
Theme
Aerial Survey
Theme
Turtles
Theme
transects
Temporal
2004-2005
Spatial
Atlantic Ocean
Spatial
Cherry Point
Spatial
North Carolina
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Silver Spring
MD
Data Table
Yes
Aerial surveys conducted over Core and Pamlico Sounds, NC July 2004 - July 2005.
10
Survey_Number
Numeric
Yes
No
2
0
Active
Number assigned to a particular survey
40
Survey_Date
Date
Yes
No
Active
Date Survey was flown
45
Survey_Time
Time
No
No
Active
Local Time of Survey Reading
50
Waypoint
Numeric
Yes
No
2
Active
Waypoint number of recorded sighting
Primary Key is survey_number concatenated with this column
60
Latitude
Numeric
No
No
8
5
Active
Latitude of the sighting
70
Longitude
Numeric
No
No
9
5
Active
Longitude of sighting
100
Activity
Character
50
No
No
Active
Description of the sighting
110
Direction_Moving
Character
25
No
No
Active
Direction sighting was moving and whether it was under or on surface of water
120
Number_Sighted
Numeric
No
No
2
Active
Number of sightings observed
130
Sighted_By
Character
10
No
No
Active
Which observer reported the sightings
170
SeaState
Character
60
No
No
Active
Description of condition of seas - number of waves and whitecaps - occurring during a sighting
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)
180
Weather_Description
Character
50
No
No
Active
Description of weather during a sighting
Clear
Partly cloudy
Continuous layer of clouds
Drizzle
Rain
Showers
Thundershowers
Ran and fog
Haze
Fog or thick haze
Snow
Other
185
Glare_Amount
Character
50
No
No
Active
Description of glare during a sighting
Data not collected
Heavy
Moderate
Mild
None
190
Glare_side
Character
10
No
No
Active
Side of plane on which glare occurred
200
Visibility
Character
50
No
No
Active
Description of visibility during a sighting
210
Speed
Numeric
No
No
3
Active
Speed of plane in knots
Knots
220
Altitude
Numeric
No
No
Active
Altitude of plane in feet
feet
230
Turbidity
Character
50
No
No
Active
Description of turbidity during a sighting
clear
moderately turbid
very turbid
Data not collected
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_CherryPoint/Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_CherryPoint.csv
2017
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Sea_Turtle_Aerial_Survey_Data_CherryPoint.csv
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