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NEFSC Metadata Library > Resource Evaluation and Assessment Division > Protected Species Branch > Survey Data > Visual Sighting Surveys >

Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Entity (ENT)  |  Northeast Fisheries Science Center (NEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52788  |  Updated: August 9, 2022  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Keywords
Physical Location
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Extents
Catalog Details

Summary

Description

Input data for GAM models.

Entity Information

Entity Type
Spreadsheet

Data Attribute / Type Description
EID
numeric 		unique record number
TRIPID
varchar 		survey identifier
year
numeric 		Year of sighting
grid_area_Km2
numeric 		area of the grid cell in square kilometers
8-day period
numeric 		sequential number of 8-day period of the year
region
varchar 		NEA=Northeast Aerial Survey , SEA= Southeast Aerial Survey, NES= Northeast Shipboard Survey, SES=Southeast Shipboard Survey
abdensity
numeric 		density estimates corrected for availability bias
spcode
varchar 		4-letter code for species
sp
varchar 		species common name
seasonnum
numeric 		1=spring, 2=summer, 3=fall, 4=winter
season
varchar 		Spring (March-May) Summer (June-August) Fall (September-November) Winter (December- February)
btemp
numeric 		bottom temperature (degrees C)
sst
numeric 		sea surface temperature (degrees C)
chl
numeric 		chlorophyll-a from satellite photography
pic
numeric 		particulate inorganic carbon
poc
numeric 		particulate organic carbon
pp
numeric 		Primary Productivity
mld
numeric 		mixed layer depth
salinity
numeric 		salinity (psu)
sla
numeric 		sea level anomaly
depth
numeric 		bottom depth (m)
dist2shore
numeric 		distance from grid center to closest land
slope
numeric 		change in bottom depth
dist200
numeric 		distance (m) from grid center to the 200m isobath
dist 125
numeric 		distance (m) from grid center to 125m isobath
dist1000
numeric 		distance (m) from grid center to 2000m isobath
lat
numeric 		latitude of grid center
lon
numeric 		longitude of grid center

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Point of Contact
Elizabeth Josephson
elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
508-495-2362

Metadata Contact
Elizabeth Josephson
elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
508-495-2362

Extents

Geographic Area 1

-82° W, -58° E, 46° N, 25° S

Time Frame 1
2010 - 2013

Item Identification

Title: Environmental predictors of habitat suitability and occurrence of cetaceans in the western North Atlantic Ocean
Status: Completed
Purpose:

Input data for GAM models.

Keywords

Theme Keywords

Thesaurus Keyword
UNCONTROLLED
None AMAPPS
None cetaceans
None habitat modeling

Physical Location

Organization: NEFSC Woods Hole Lab
City: Woods Hole
State/Province: MA
Country: USA

Entity Information

Entity Type: Spreadsheet
Active Version?: No
Description:

Input data for GAM models.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 EID numeric unique record number
100
 TRIPID varchar survey identifier
100
 year numeric Year of sighting
100
 grid_area_Km2 numeric area of the grid cell in square kilometers
100
 8-day period numeric sequential number of 8-day period of the year
100
 region varchar NEA=Northeast Aerial Survey , SEA= Southeast Aerial Survey, NES= Northeast Shipboard Survey, SES=Southeast Shipboard Survey
100
 abdensity numeric density estimates corrected for availability bias
100
 spcode varchar 4-letter code for species
100
 sp varchar species common name
100
 seasonnum numeric 1=spring, 2=summer, 3=fall, 4=winter
100
 season varchar Spring (March-May) Summer (June-August) Fall (September-November) Winter (December- February)
100
 btemp numeric bottom temperature (degrees C)
100
 sst numeric sea surface temperature (degrees C)
100
 chl numeric chlorophyll-a from satellite photography
100
 pic numeric particulate inorganic carbon
100
 poc numeric particulate organic carbon
100
 pp numeric Primary Productivity
100
 mld numeric mixed layer depth
100
 salinity numeric salinity (psu)
100
 sla numeric sea level anomaly
100
 depth numeric bottom depth (m)
100
 dist2shore numeric distance from grid center to closest land
100
 slope numeric change in bottom depth
100
 dist200 numeric distance (m) from grid center to the 200m isobath
100
 dist 125 numeric distance (m) from grid center to 125m isobath
100
 dist1000 numeric distance (m) from grid center to 2000m isobath
100
 lat numeric latitude of grid center
100
 lon numeric longitude of grid center

Attribute Details

EID

CC ID: 755691
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

unique record number

TRIPID

CC ID: 755692
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

survey identifier

year

CC ID: 755693
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Year of sighting

grid_area_Km2

CC ID: 755694
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

area of the grid cell in square kilometers

8-day period

CC ID: 755695
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

sequential number of 8-day period of the year

region

CC ID: 755696
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

NEA=Northeast Aerial Survey , SEA= Southeast Aerial Survey, NES= Northeast Shipboard Survey, SES=Southeast Shipboard Survey

abdensity

CC ID: 755697
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

density estimates corrected for availability bias

spcode

CC ID: 755712
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

4-letter code for species

sp

CC ID: 755721
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

species common name

seasonnum

CC ID: 755747
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

1=spring, 2=summer, 3=fall, 4=winter

season

CC ID: 755748
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: varchar
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

Spring (March-May)

Summer (June-August)

Fall (September-November)

Winter (December- February)

btemp

CC ID: 755749
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

bottom temperature (degrees C)

sst

CC ID: 755750
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

sea surface temperature (degrees C)

chl

CC ID: 755797
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

chlorophyll-a from satellite photography
Unit of Measure: mg m-3

pic

CC ID: 755798
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

particulate inorganic carbon
Unit of Measure: mol m-3

poc

CC ID: 755799
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

particulate organic carbon

pp

CC ID: 755811
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

Primary Productivity
Unit of Measure: mgC m-2 yr-1

mld

CC ID: 755812
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

mixed layer depth
Unit of Measure: m

salinity

CC ID: 755825
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

salinity (psu)

sla

CC ID: 755826
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

sea level anomaly

depth

CC ID: 755827
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

bottom depth (m)

dist2shore

CC ID: 755828
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

distance from grid center to closest land

slope

CC ID: 755829
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

change in bottom depth

dist200

CC ID: 755830
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

distance (m) from grid center to the 200m isobath

dist 125

CC ID: 755831
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

distance (m) from grid center to 125m isobath

dist1000

CC ID: 755832
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

distance (m) from grid center to 2000m isobath

lat

CC ID: 755833
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

latitude of grid center
Unit of Measure: degrees

lon

CC ID: 755834
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Inactive
Description:

longitude of grid center
Unit of Measure: degrees

Support Roles

Data Steward

CC ID: 755731
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Josephson, Elizabeth
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-2362
Contact Instructions:

email

Distributor

CC ID: 755732
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Josephson, Elizabeth
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-2362
Contact Instructions:

email

Metadata Contact

CC ID: 755733
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Josephson, Elizabeth
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-2362
Contact Instructions:

email

Point of Contact

CC ID: 755734
Date Effective From: 2014
Date Effective To:
Contact (Person): Josephson, Elizabeth
Address: 166 Water Street
Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026
USA
Email Address: elizabeth.josephson@noaa.gov
Phone: 508-495-2362
Contact Instructions:

email

Extents

Currentness Reference: Ground Condition

Extent Group 1

Extent Group 1 / Geographic Area 1

CC ID: 755634
W° Bound: -82
E° Bound: -58
N° Bound: 46
S° Bound: 25

Extent Group 1 / Time Frame 1

CC ID: 755635
Time Frame Type: Range
Start: 2010
End: 2013

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 52788
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:52788
Metadata Record Created By: Elizabeth Josephson
Metadata Record Created: 2018-05-31 12:44+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-05-31
Owner Org: NEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-05-31
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-05-31