51964 NARWSS Data Entity Published / External 27526 North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Advisory System (NARWSS) Data Set North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey Data Data File North Atlantic Right Whale Sighting Survey Data ACTUAL_HEADING number No No Active Sighting compass heading of the animal(s) or vessel(s) (degrees) VISIBILTY_NM number No No Active Visibility (nautical miles, maximum 35) ANGLE number No No Active Declination angle (0-90 degrees) B1_FINAL_CODE text No No Active Behavior code B2_FINAL_CODE text No No Active Behavior code B3_FINAL_CODE text No No Active Behavior code B4_FINAL_CODE text No No Active Behavior code B5_FINAL_CODE text No No Active Behavior code BEARING number No No Active The compass direction heading of the animal in relation to the airplane (where the animal was) BEAUFORT number No No Active Beaufort sea state CALVES number No No Active The number of calves in the group (minimum used when uncertain) CLOUD_CODE number No No Active Cloud cover code CUE text No No Active Code for the sighting cue (animal, blow, birds, etc.) DATE_LOCAL date No No Active dd-mmm-yy DISTANCE number No No Active The distance from the animal to the airplane in nautical miles EDIT1 text No No Active post flight edit tracking column EDIT2 text No No Active post flight edit tracking column EDIT3 text No No Active post flight edit tracking column EFFORT_COMMENTS text No No Active Comments relating to survey effort (weather, tracklines, etc.) EVENT_NUMBER number No No Active Chronological listing of records (events) FLIGHT_TYPE number No No Active Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, etc.) GLARE_L number No No Active Glare for the observer in the left bubble window GLARE_R number No No Active Glare for the observer in the right bubble window GROUP_SIZE number No No Active The number of individuals in the group (minimum used when uncertain) HEADING number No No Active Aircraft heading (degrees) ID_RELIABILITY number No No Active Reliability of the species identification (3=definite, 2=probable) LATITUDE number No No Active Latitude (decimal degrees) LEGSTAGE number No No Active Code that indicates the stage of survey (off watch, begin, line, etc.) LEGTYPE number No No Active Code that indicates the type of survey (directed, sawtooth, crossleg, etc.) LONGITUDE number No No Active Longitude (decimal degrees) MISC_EDIT1 text No No Active post flight edits made by an additional editor OBSERVER text No No Active Initials of the observer who made the sighting OBS_POSITION text No No Active Position of the observer who made the sighting (L=left, R=right, C=center) PHOTOS number No No Active Code that indicates whether or not photos were taken (1=no, 2=yes) PLANE text No No Active identification of aerial platform PSB_LEGSTAGE number No No Active Code that indicates the stage of survey with codes specific to NEFSC QUALITY_L text No No Active Overall quality conditions for the observer in the left bubble window QUALITY_R text No No Active Overall quality conditions for the observer in the right bubble window RELATIVE_HEADING number No No Active The compass direction heading of the animal's direction of travel in relation to the airplane (which direction the animal was traveling in) SIGHTING_COMMENTS text No No Active Comments relating to sightings SIGHTING_NUMBER number No No Active Chronological listing of the number of sightings in a given flight SOURCE text No No Active NEFSC SPCODE text No No Active Species identification code SPEED number No No Active Aircraft speed (knots) SST_C number No No Active Sea surface temperature (degrees Celsius) TIME_LOCAL text No No Active hh:mm:ss VISIBILITY_CODE number No No Active Code that indicates visibility ALTITUDE number No No Active Aircraft altitude (feet) gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:51964 Patricia Jones 2018-03-07T16:38:35 SysAdmin InPortAdmin 2022-08-09T17:11:08 2018-03-08 Northeast Fisheries Science Center NEFSC 166 Water Street Woods Hole MA 02543-1026 USA (508)495-2000 https://www.nefsc.noaa.gov 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday - Friday 1001 Public No 2018-03-08 1 Year 2019-03-08