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NARWSS Data

Entity (ENT) | Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51964 | Updated: August 9, 2022 | Published / External

Summary

Item Identification

Entity Info

Data Attributes

Catalog Details

Abstract

North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey Data

Description

North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey Data

Entity Type
Data File

Data Attribute / Type	Description
SOURCE text	NEFSC
PLANE text	identification of aerial platform
DATE_LOCAL date	dd-mmm-yy
TIME_LOCAL text	hh:mm:ss
EVENT_NUMBER number	Chronological listing of records (events)
LATITUDE number	Latitude (decimal degrees)
LONGITUDE number	Longitude (decimal degrees)
FLIGHT_TYPE number	Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, etc.)
LEGTYPE number	Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, crossleg, etc.)
LEGSTAGE number	Code that indicates the stage of survey (off watch, begin, line, etc.)
PSB_LEGSTAGE number	Code that indicates the stage of survey with codes specific to NEFSC
ALTITUDE number	Aircraft altitude (feet)
HEADING number	Aircraft heading (degrees)
SPEED number	Aircraft speed (knots)
SST_C number	Sea surface temperature (degrees Celsius)
VISIBILITY_CODE number	Code that indicates visibility
VISIBILTY_NM number	Visibility (nautical miles, maximum 35)
BEAUFORT number	Beaufort sea state
CLOUD_CODE number	Cloud cover code
GLARE_L number	Glare for the observer in the left bubble window
GLARE_R number	Glare for the observer in the right bubble window
QUALITY_L text	Overall quality conditions for the observer in the left bubble window
QUALITY_R text	Overall quality conditions for the observer in the right bubble window
SIGHTING_NUMBER number	Chronological listing of the number of sightings in a given flight
SPCODE text	Species identification code
ID_RELIABILITY number	Reliability of the species identification (3=definite, 2=probable)
GROUP_SIZE number	The number of individuals in the group (minimum used when uncertain)
CALVES number	The number of calves in the group (minimum used when uncertain)
BEARING number	The compass direction heading of the animal in relation to the airplane (where the animal was)
DISTANCE number	The distance from the animal to the airplane in nautical miles
RELATIVE_HEADING number	The compass direction heading of the animal's direction of travel in relation to the airplane (which direction the animal was traveling in)
ACTUAL_HEADING number	Sighting compass heading of the animal(s) or vessel(s) (degrees)
OBSERVER text	Initials of the observer who made the sighting
OBS_POSITION text	Position of the observer who made the sighting (L=left, R=right, C=center)
ANGLE number	Declination angle (0-90 degrees)
CUE text	Code for the sighting cue (animal, blow, birds, etc.)
B1_FINAL_CODE text	Behavior code
B2_FINAL_CODE text	Behavior code
B3_FINAL_CODE text	Behavior code
B4_FINAL_CODE text	Behavior code
B5_FINAL_CODE text	Behavior code
PHOTOS number	Code that indicates whether or not photos were taken (1=no, 2=yes)
EFFORT_COMMENTS text	Comments relating to survey effort (weather, tracklines, etc.)
SIGHTING_COMMENTS text	Comments relating to sightings
EDIT1 text	post flight edit tracking column
EDIT2 text	post flight edit tracking column
EDIT3 text	post flight edit tracking column
MISC_EDIT1 text	post flight edits made by an additional editor

Data Attribute / Type

Description

SOURCE
text

NEFSC

PLANE
text

identification of aerial platform

DATE_LOCAL
date

dd-mmm-yy

TIME_LOCAL
text

hh:mm:ss

EVENT_NUMBER
number

Chronological listing of records (events)

LATITUDE
number

Latitude (decimal degrees)

LONGITUDE
number

Longitude (decimal degrees)

FLIGHT_TYPE
number

Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, etc.)

LEGTYPE
number

Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, crossleg, etc.)

LEGSTAGE
number

Code that indicates the stage of survey (off watch, begin, line, etc.)

PSB_LEGSTAGE
number

Code that indicates the stage of survey with codes specific to NEFSC

ALTITUDE
number

Aircraft altitude (feet)

HEADING
number

Aircraft heading (degrees)

SPEED
number

Aircraft speed (knots)

SST_C
number

Sea surface temperature (degrees Celsius)

VISIBILITY_CODE
number

Code that indicates visibility

VISIBILTY_NM
number

Visibility (nautical miles, maximum 35)

BEAUFORT
number

Beaufort sea state

CLOUD_CODE
number

Cloud cover code

GLARE_L
number

Glare for the observer in the left bubble window

GLARE_R
number

Glare for the observer in the right bubble window

QUALITY_L
text

Overall quality conditions for the observer in the left bubble window

QUALITY_R
text

Overall quality conditions for the observer in the right bubble window

SIGHTING_NUMBER
number

Chronological listing of the number of sightings in a given flight

SPCODE
text

Species identification code

ID_RELIABILITY
number

Reliability of the species identification (3=definite, 2=probable)

GROUP_SIZE
number

The number of individuals in the group (minimum used when uncertain)

CALVES
number

The number of calves in the group (minimum used when uncertain)

BEARING
number

The compass direction heading of the animal in relation to the airplane (where the animal was)

DISTANCE
number

The distance from the animal to the airplane in nautical miles

RELATIVE_HEADING
number

The compass direction heading of the animal's direction of travel in relation to the airplane (which direction the animal was traveling in)

ACTUAL_HEADING
number

Sighting compass heading of the animal(s) or vessel(s) (degrees)

OBSERVER
text

Initials of the observer who made the sighting

OBS_POSITION
text

Position of the observer who made the sighting (L=left, R=right, C=center)

ANGLE
number

Declination angle (0-90 degrees)

CUE
text

Code for the sighting cue (animal, blow, birds, etc.)

B1_FINAL_CODE
text

Behavior code

B2_FINAL_CODE
text

Behavior code

B3_FINAL_CODE
text

Behavior code

B4_FINAL_CODE
text

Behavior code

B5_FINAL_CODE
text

Behavior code

PHOTOS
number

Code that indicates whether or not photos were taken (1=no, 2=yes)

EFFORT_COMMENTS
text

Comments relating to survey effort (weather, tracklines, etc.)

SIGHTING_COMMENTS
text

Comments relating to sightings

EDIT1
text

post flight edit tracking column

EDIT2
text

post flight edit tracking column

EDIT3
text

post flight edit tracking column

MISC_EDIT1
text

post flight edits made by an additional editor

No Child Items for this record.

No contact information is available for this record.

Please contact the owner organization (NEFSC) for inquiries on this record.

Title:	NARWSS Data
Short Name:	NARWSS Data
Abstract:	North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey Data

Entity Type:	Data File
Description:	North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey Data

Note: Metadata requirements do not apply to attributes for non-tabular entities.

Attribute Summary

	Name	Type	Description
N/A	SOURCE	text	NEFSC
N/A	PLANE	text	identification of aerial platform
N/A	DATE_LOCAL	date	dd-mmm-yy
N/A	TIME_LOCAL	text	hh:mm:ss
N/A	EVENT_NUMBER	number	Chronological listing of records (events)
N/A	LATITUDE	number	Latitude (decimal degrees)
N/A	LONGITUDE	number	Longitude (decimal degrees)
N/A	FLIGHT_TYPE	number	Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, etc.)
N/A	LEGTYPE	number	Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, crossleg, etc.)
N/A	LEGSTAGE	number	Code that indicates the stage of survey (off watch, begin, line, etc.)
N/A	PSB_LEGSTAGE	number	Code that indicates the stage of survey with codes specific to NEFSC
N/A	ALTITUDE	number	Aircraft altitude (feet)
N/A	HEADING	number	Aircraft heading (degrees)
N/A	SPEED	number	Aircraft speed (knots)
N/A	SST_C	number	Sea surface temperature (degrees Celsius)
N/A	VISIBILITY_CODE	number	Code that indicates visibility
N/A	VISIBILTY_NM	number	Visibility (nautical miles, maximum 35)
N/A	BEAUFORT	number	Beaufort sea state
N/A	CLOUD_CODE	number	Cloud cover code
N/A	GLARE_L	number	Glare for the observer in the left bubble window
N/A	GLARE_R	number	Glare for the observer in the right bubble window
N/A	QUALITY_L	text	Overall quality conditions for the observer in the left bubble window
N/A	QUALITY_R	text	Overall quality conditions for the observer in the right bubble window
N/A	SIGHTING_NUMBER	number	Chronological listing of the number of sightings in a given flight
N/A	SPCODE	text	Species identification code
N/A	ID_RELIABILITY	number	Reliability of the species identification (3=definite, 2=probable)
N/A	GROUP_SIZE	number	The number of individuals in the group (minimum used when uncertain)
N/A	CALVES	number	The number of calves in the group (minimum used when uncertain)
N/A	BEARING	number	The compass direction heading of the animal in relation to the airplane (where the animal was)
N/A	DISTANCE	number	The distance from the animal to the airplane in nautical miles
N/A	RELATIVE_HEADING	number	The compass direction heading of the animal's direction of travel in relation to the airplane (which direction the animal was traveling in)
N/A	ACTUAL_HEADING	number	Sighting compass heading of the animal(s) or vessel(s) (degrees)
N/A	OBSERVER	text	Initials of the observer who made the sighting
N/A	OBS_POSITION	text	Position of the observer who made the sighting (L=left, R=right, C=center)
N/A	ANGLE	number	Declination angle (0-90 degrees)
N/A	CUE	text	Code for the sighting cue (animal, blow, birds, etc.)
N/A	B1_FINAL_CODE	text	Behavior code
N/A	B2_FINAL_CODE	text	Behavior code
N/A	B3_FINAL_CODE	text	Behavior code
N/A	B4_FINAL_CODE	text	Behavior code
N/A	B5_FINAL_CODE	text	Behavior code
N/A	PHOTOS	number	Code that indicates whether or not photos were taken (1=no, 2=yes)
N/A	EFFORT_COMMENTS	text	Comments relating to survey effort (weather, tracklines, etc.)
N/A	SIGHTING_COMMENTS	text	Comments relating to sightings
N/A	EDIT1	text	post flight edit tracking column
N/A	EDIT2	text	post flight edit tracking column
N/A	EDIT3	text	post flight edit tracking column
N/A	MISC_EDIT1	text	post flight edits made by an additional editor

Name

Type

Description

N/A

SOURCE

text

NEFSC

N/A

PLANE

text

identification of aerial platform

N/A

DATE_LOCAL

date

dd-mmm-yy

N/A

TIME_LOCAL

text

hh:mm:ss

N/A

EVENT_NUMBER

number

Chronological listing of records (events)

N/A

LATITUDE

number

Latitude (decimal degrees)

N/A

LONGITUDE

number

Longitude (decimal degrees)

N/A

FLIGHT_TYPE

number

Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, etc.)

N/A

LEGTYPE

number

Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, crossleg, etc.)

N/A

LEGSTAGE

number

Code that indicates the stage of survey (off watch, begin, line, etc.)

N/A

PSB_LEGSTAGE

number

Code that indicates the stage of survey with codes specific to NEFSC

N/A

ALTITUDE

number

Aircraft altitude (feet)

N/A

HEADING

number

Aircraft heading (degrees)

N/A

SPEED

number

Aircraft speed (knots)

N/A

SST_C

number

Sea surface temperature (degrees Celsius)

N/A

VISIBILITY_CODE

number

Code that indicates visibility

N/A

VISIBILTY_NM

number

Visibility (nautical miles, maximum 35)

N/A

BEAUFORT

number

Beaufort sea state

N/A

CLOUD_CODE

number

Cloud cover code

N/A

GLARE_L

number

Glare for the observer in the left bubble window

N/A

GLARE_R

number

Glare for the observer in the right bubble window

N/A

QUALITY_L

text

Overall quality conditions for the observer in the left bubble window

N/A

QUALITY_R

text

Overall quality conditions for the observer in the right bubble window

N/A

SIGHTING_NUMBER

number

Chronological listing of the number of sightings in a given flight

N/A

SPCODE

text

Species identification code

N/A

ID_RELIABILITY

number

Reliability of the species identification (3=definite, 2=probable)

N/A

GROUP_SIZE

number

The number of individuals in the group (minimum used when uncertain)

N/A

CALVES

number

The number of calves in the group (minimum used when uncertain)

N/A

BEARING

number

The compass direction heading of the animal in relation to the airplane (where the animal was)

N/A

DISTANCE

number

The distance from the animal to the airplane in nautical miles

N/A

RELATIVE_HEADING

number

The compass direction heading of the animal's direction of travel in relation to the airplane (which direction the animal was traveling in)

N/A

ACTUAL_HEADING

number

Sighting compass heading of the animal(s) or vessel(s) (degrees)

N/A

OBSERVER

text

Initials of the observer who made the sighting

N/A

OBS_POSITION

text

Position of the observer who made the sighting (L=left, R=right, C=center)

N/A

ANGLE

number

Declination angle (0-90 degrees)

N/A

CUE

text

Code for the sighting cue (animal, blow, birds, etc.)

N/A

B1_FINAL_CODE

text

Behavior code

N/A

B2_FINAL_CODE

text

Behavior code

N/A

B3_FINAL_CODE

text

Behavior code

N/A

B4_FINAL_CODE

text

Behavior code

N/A

B5_FINAL_CODE

text

Behavior code

N/A

PHOTOS

number

Code that indicates whether or not photos were taken (1=no, 2=yes)

N/A

EFFORT_COMMENTS

text

Comments relating to survey effort (weather, tracklines, etc.)

N/A

SIGHTING_COMMENTS

text

Comments relating to sightings

N/A

EDIT1

text

post flight edit tracking column

N/A

EDIT2

text

post flight edit tracking column

N/A

EDIT3

text

post flight edit tracking column

N/A

MISC_EDIT1

text

post flight edits made by an additional editor

Attribute Details

SOURCE

CC ID: 739002

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	NEFSC

PLANE

CC ID: 739003

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	identification of aerial platform

DATE_LOCAL

CC ID: 739004

Data Storage Type:	date
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	dd-mmm-yy

TIME_LOCAL

CC ID: 739005

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	hh:mm:ss

EVENT_NUMBER

CC ID: 739006

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Chronological listing of records (events)

LATITUDE

CC ID: 739007

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Latitude (decimal degrees)

LONGITUDE

CC ID: 739008

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Longitude (decimal degrees)

FLIGHT_TYPE

CC ID: 739009

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, etc.)

LEGTYPE

CC ID: 739010

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, crossleg, etc.)

LEGSTAGE

CC ID: 739011

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code that indicates the stage of survey (off watch, begin, line, etc.)

PSB_LEGSTAGE

CC ID: 739022

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code that indicates the stage of survey with codes specific to NEFSC

ALTITUDE

CC ID: 739023

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Aircraft altitude (feet)

HEADING

CC ID: 739024

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Aircraft heading (degrees)

SPEED

CC ID: 739025

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Aircraft speed (knots)

SST_C

CC ID: 739026

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Sea surface temperature (degrees Celsius)

VISIBILITY_CODE

CC ID: 739027

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code that indicates visibility

VISIBILTY_NM

CC ID: 739028

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Visibility (nautical miles, maximum 35)

BEAUFORT

CC ID: 739029

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Beaufort sea state

CLOUD_CODE

CC ID: 739030

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Cloud cover code

GLARE_L

CC ID: 739031

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Glare for the observer in the left bubble window

GLARE_R

CC ID: 739052

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Glare for the observer in the right bubble window

QUALITY_L

CC ID: 739053

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Overall quality conditions for the observer in the left bubble window

QUALITY_R

CC ID: 739054

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Overall quality conditions for the observer in the right bubble window

SIGHTING_NUMBER

CC ID: 739055

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Chronological listing of the number of sightings in a given flight

SPCODE

CC ID: 739056

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Species identification code

ID_RELIABILITY

CC ID: 739057

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Reliability of the species identification (3=definite, 2=probable)

GROUP_SIZE

CC ID: 739058

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The number of individuals in the group (minimum used when uncertain)

CALVES

CC ID: 739059

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The number of calves in the group (minimum used when uncertain)

BEARING

CC ID: 739060

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The compass direction heading of the animal in relation to the airplane (where the animal was)

DISTANCE

CC ID: 739061

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The distance from the animal to the airplane in nautical miles

RELATIVE_HEADING

CC ID: 739062

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	The compass direction heading of the animal's direction of travel in relation to the airplane (which direction the animal was traveling in)

ACTUAL_HEADING

CC ID: 739063

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Sighting compass heading of the animal(s) or vessel(s) (degrees)

OBSERVER

CC ID: 739064

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Initials of the observer who made the sighting

OBS_POSITION

CC ID: 739065

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Position of the observer who made the sighting (L=left, R=right, C=center)

ANGLE

CC ID: 739066

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Declination angle (0-90 degrees)

CUE

CC ID: 739067

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code for the sighting cue (animal, blow, birds, etc.)

B1_FINAL_CODE

CC ID: 739068

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Behavior code

B2_FINAL_CODE

CC ID: 739069

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Behavior code

B3_FINAL_CODE

CC ID: 739070

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Behavior code

B4_FINAL_CODE

CC ID: 739071

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Behavior code

B5_FINAL_CODE

CC ID: 739072

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Behavior code

PHOTOS

CC ID: 739073

Data Storage Type:	number
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Code that indicates whether or not photos were taken (1=no, 2=yes)

EFFORT_COMMENTS

CC ID: 739074

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Comments relating to survey effort (weather, tracklines, etc.)

SIGHTING_COMMENTS

CC ID: 739075

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	Comments relating to sightings

EDIT1

CC ID: 739076

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	post flight edit tracking column

EDIT2

CC ID: 739077

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	post flight edit tracking column

EDIT3

CC ID: 739078

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	post flight edit tracking column

MISC_EDIT1

CC ID: 739079

Data Storage Type:	text
Required:	No
Primary Key:	No
Status:	Active
Description:	post flight edits made by an additional editor

Catalog Item ID:	51964
GUID:	gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51964
Metadata Record Created By:	Patricia L Jones
Metadata Record Created:	2018-03-07 16:38+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By:	SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified:	2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published:	2018-03-08
Owner Org:	NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status:	Published Externally
Do Not Publish?:	N
Metadata Last Review Date:	2018-03-08
Metadata Review Frequency:	1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date:	2019-03-08

Summary

Entity Information

Child Items

Contact Information

Item Identification

Entity Information

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Attribute Details

SOURCE

PLANE

DATE_LOCAL

TIME_LOCAL

EVENT_NUMBER

LATITUDE

LONGITUDE

FLIGHT_TYPE

LEGTYPE

LEGSTAGE

PSB_LEGSTAGE

ALTITUDE

HEADING

SPEED

SST_C

VISIBILITY_CODE

VISIBILTY_NM

BEAUFORT

CLOUD_CODE

GLARE_L

GLARE_R

QUALITY_L

QUALITY_R

SIGHTING_NUMBER

SPCODE

ID_RELIABILITY

GROUP_SIZE

CALVES

BEARING

DISTANCE

RELATIVE_HEADING

ACTUAL_HEADING

OBSERVER

OBS_POSITION

ANGLE

CUE

B1_FINAL_CODE

B2_FINAL_CODE

B3_FINAL_CODE

B4_FINAL_CODE

B5_FINAL_CODE

PHOTOS

EFFORT_COMMENTS

SIGHTING_COMMENTS

EDIT1

EDIT2

EDIT3

MISC_EDIT1

Catalog Details