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Summary

Abstract

Gray whale density off California | Description Source: MMS

Entity Information

Data Attribute / Type Description
FID
Unknown
Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
Shape
Unknown
Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
FID_1
Unknown
Unknown | Description Source: Unknown
ID
Unknown
Station ID | Description Source: MMS
STUDY
VARCHAR
Study Area - This field identifies the companion effort records accessed by programs for calculating density. In this database, sighting records have one of the following codes: | Description Source: MMS
PLATFORM
VARCHAR
Observer platform | Description Source: MMS
ON
VARCHAR
Observation information - This field indicates whether the observation should be used for density calculations. | Description Source: MMS
EFFDATE
Unknown
Date | Description Source: MMS
DATE_
Unknown
date of observation | Description Source: MMS
TIME
Unknown
Time of observation | Description Source: MMS
SPECIES
Unknown
Species code | Description Source: MMS
NUMBER
Unknown
Abundance | Description Source: MMS
Latitude
Unknown
Latitude | Description Source: MMS
WIDTH
Unknown
Transect width | Description Source: MMS
NEWBORNS
Unknown
Number of newborns | Description Source: MMS
MALES
Unknown
Adult male abundance | Description Source: MMS
FEMALES
Unknown
Adult female abundance | Description Source: MMS
AGE
VARCHAR
Age code - Age code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS
SEX
VARCHAR
Gender code - Gender code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS
PLUMAGE
Unknown
Used for seabirds. | Description Source: MMS
ASSOC
VARCHAR
coded associations with observed animal | Description Source: MMS
DIRECTION
Unknown
Animal movement | Description Source: MMS
GROUP
VARCHAR
Group formation | Description Source: MMS
BEHAVIOR
Unknown
behavior | Description Source: MMS
ALTITUDE
Unknown
Plane altitude | Description Source: MMS
DECLINE
Unknown
Declination angle, nearest degree | Description Source: MMS
DISTANCE
Unknown
Direct distance when first sighted; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS
PERPDIST
Unknown
Distance at right-angle to track line; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS
RELDIR
Unknown
Relative sighting direction, i.e., bearing, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS
DISTCODE
Unknown
For seabirds | Description Source: MMS
COMMENT
Unknown
Additional details | Description Source: MMS
WEATHER
VARCHAR
Weather | Description Source: MMS
CLOUDS
VARCHAR
Cloud cover code: | Description Source: MMS
WIND
Unknown
Direction from, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS
SEASTATUS
Unknown
Beaufort scale | Description Source: MMS
GLAREDIR
Unknown
Glare segment start (01-12 from clock, with 12 directly ahead on transect), followed by glare segment end (01-12). | Description Source: MMS
GLARE
VARCHAR
GLARE PERCENT | Description Source: MMS
SEATEMP
Unknown
Sea Surface Temperature, nearest 0.1 degree C; Note: -99= inoperative PRT or no measurements taken | Description Source: MMS
RECORD
Unknown
Record Number in this database. | Description Source: MMS
Longitude
Unknown
Longitude | Description Source: MMS

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No Child Items for this record.

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Item Identification

Title: cdas_graywhale
Short Name: cdas_graywhale
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Gray whale density off California | Description Source: MMS

Notes:

Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
FID Unknown Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
100
Shape Unknown Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
100
FID_1 Unknown Unknown | Description Source: Unknown
100
ID Unknown Station ID | Description Source: MMS
100
STUDY VARCHAR Study Area - This field identifies the companion effort records accessed by programs for calculating density. In this database, sighting records have one of the following codes: | Description Source: MMS
100
PLATFORM VARCHAR Observer platform | Description Source: MMS
100
ON VARCHAR Observation information - This field indicates whether the observation should be used for density calculations. | Description Source: MMS
100
EFFDATE Unknown Date | Description Source: MMS
100
DATE_ Unknown date of observation | Description Source: MMS
100
TIME Unknown Time of observation | Description Source: MMS
100
SPECIES Unknown Species code | Description Source: MMS
100
NUMBER Unknown Abundance | Description Source: MMS
100
Latitude Unknown Latitude | Description Source: MMS
100
WIDTH Unknown Transect width | Description Source: MMS
100
NEWBORNS Unknown Number of newborns | Description Source: MMS
100
MALES Unknown Adult male abundance | Description Source: MMS
100
FEMALES Unknown Adult female abundance | Description Source: MMS
100
AGE VARCHAR Age code - Age code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS
100
SEX VARCHAR Gender code - Gender code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS
100
PLUMAGE Unknown Used for seabirds. | Description Source: MMS
100
ASSOC VARCHAR coded associations with observed animal | Description Source: MMS
100
DIRECTION Unknown Animal movement | Description Source: MMS
100
GROUP VARCHAR Group formation | Description Source: MMS
100
BEHAVIOR Unknown behavior | Description Source: MMS
100
ALTITUDE Unknown Plane altitude | Description Source: MMS
100
DECLINE Unknown Declination angle, nearest degree | Description Source: MMS
100
DISTANCE Unknown Direct distance when first sighted; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS
100
PERPDIST Unknown Distance at right-angle to track line; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS
100
RELDIR Unknown Relative sighting direction, i.e., bearing, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS
100
DISTCODE Unknown For seabirds | Description Source: MMS
100
COMMENT Unknown Additional details | Description Source: MMS
100
WEATHER VARCHAR Weather | Description Source: MMS
100
CLOUDS VARCHAR Cloud cover code: | Description Source: MMS
100
WIND Unknown Direction from, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS
100
SEASTATUS Unknown Beaufort scale | Description Source: MMS
100
GLAREDIR Unknown Glare segment start (01-12 from clock, with 12 directly ahead on transect), followed by glare segment end (01-12). | Description Source: MMS
100
GLARE VARCHAR GLARE PERCENT | Description Source: MMS
100
SEATEMP Unknown Sea Surface Temperature, nearest 0.1 degree C; Note: -99= inoperative PRT or no measurements taken | Description Source: MMS
100
RECORD Unknown Record Number in this database. | Description Source: MMS
100
Longitude Unknown Longitude | Description Source: MMS

Attribute Details

FID

CC ID: 533321
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI

Allowed Values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Shape

CC ID: 533322
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI

Allowed Values: Coordinates defining the features.

FID_1

CC ID: 533323
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unknown | Description Source: Unknown

Allowed Values: Unknown

ID

CC ID: 533324
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Station ID | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unique station ID

STUDY

CC ID: 533325
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Study Area - This field identifies the companion effort records accessed by programs for calculating density. In this database, sighting records have one of the following codes: | Description Source: MMS

PLATFORM

CC ID: 533326
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observer platform | Description Source: MMS

ON

CC ID: 533327
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observation information - This field indicates whether the observation should be used for density calculations. | Description Source: MMS

EFFDATE

CC ID: 533328
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: This field identifies the corresponding date in the effort database at the finest resolution possible for the particular dataset. For earlier studies, this may be the midpoint of the month in which the survey occurred. For some other studies it is the midpoint of the date range of the survey. For the most recent studies it is the date of the observation itself. Format=YYYYMMDD

DATE_

CC ID: 533329
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

date of observation | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: This field identifies the date of the observation.

TIME

CC ID: 533330
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of observation | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: 24 hour clock is used. Seconds may be blank, especially in earlier surveys.

SPECIES

CC ID: 533331
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Species code | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Species code

NUMBER

CC ID: 533332
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abundance | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of animals counted in sighting

Latitude

CC ID: 533333
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Decimal degrees of latitude(Format=DDDD.DDDDD)

WIDTH

CC ID: 533334
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Transect width | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Search corridor width (km)

NEWBORNS

CC ID: 533335
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of newborns | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of newborns in sighting

MALES

CC ID: 533336
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Adult male abundance | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of adult males in sighting

FEMALES

CC ID: 533337
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Adult female abundance | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of adult females in sighting

AGE

CC ID: 533338
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Age code - Age code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS

SEX

CC ID: 533339
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Gender code - Gender code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS

PLUMAGE

CC ID: 533340
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Used for seabirds. | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

ASSOC

CC ID: 533341
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

coded associations with observed animal | Description Source: MMS

DIRECTION

CC ID: 533342
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Animal movement | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Direction of movement; degrees magnetic

GROUP

CC ID: 533343
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Group formation | Description Source: MMS

BEHAVIOR

CC ID: 533344
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

behavior | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

ALTITUDE

CC ID: 533345
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Plane altitude | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Feet above sea level (ASL)

DECLINE

CC ID: 533346
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Declination angle, nearest degree | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

DISTANCE

CC ID: 533347
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Direct distance when first sighted; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

PERPDIST

CC ID: 533348
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance at right-angle to track line; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

RELDIR

CC ID: 533349
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Relative sighting direction, i.e., bearing, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

DISTCODE

CC ID: 533350
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

For seabirds | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

COMMENT

CC ID: 533351
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Additional details | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

WEATHER

CC ID: 533352
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Weather | Description Source: MMS

CLOUDS

CC ID: 533353
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cloud cover code: | Description Source: MMS

WIND

CC ID: 533354
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Direction from, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

SEASTATUS

CC ID: 533355
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Beaufort scale | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

GLAREDIR

CC ID: 533356
Seq. Order: 36
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Glare segment start (01-12 from clock, with 12 directly ahead on transect), followed by glare segment end (01-12). | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

GLARE

CC ID: 533357
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

GLARE PERCENT | Description Source: MMS

SEATEMP

CC ID: 533358
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sea Surface Temperature, nearest 0.1 degree C; Note: -99= inoperative PRT or no measurements taken | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

RECORD

CC ID: 533359
Seq. Order: 39
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Record Number in this database. | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

Longitude

CC ID: 533360
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Decimal degrees of longitude(Format=DDDD.DDDDD)

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 41253
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:41253
Metadata Record Created By: Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created: 2017-04-06 10:33+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-07-12
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-07-12
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-07-12