65769
TO18Wi_T1_EffortPoints_20211015.csv
Effort Points Forward Team
Entity
Published / External
65635
Cetacean and sea turtle visual observations using line-transect survey methods aboard a NOAA DeHavilland DHC-6 Twin Otter (TO) aircraft in the Gulf of Mexico, during the Gulf of Mexico Marine Assessment Program for Protected Species (GoMMAPPS survey TO18Wi) from 2018-01-18 to 2018-03-14 (NCEI Accession 0242273)
Data Set
Completed
2021
Effort points with sampling conditions for the forward team (T1)
effort-point data; main goal is to provide sampling conditions recorded by observers and platform movement during marine mammal visual observations
Data Table
Yes
Effort points with sampling conditions for the forward team (T1)
10
surveyEventID
Character
6
6
Yes
No
Active
Unique identifier to a survey (vessel or aircraft based) event. For vessel survey: composed of the vessel's acronym followed by a 2-digit survey year and a 2-digit consecutive mission-number on that vessel (a.k.a cruise code).
Cruise name / Cruise Number
Made up of a combination of
a two character Boat Abbreviation : GU = Gordon Gunther
a two digit year: 18 for 2018
a two digit cruise number: 01 for first cruise of the year
15
eventID
numeric
Yes
No
Active
Unique numeric identifier for each survey effort point recorded at regular time intervals. For vessel surveys: approximately every 30 seconds. For aerial surveys: approximately every 10 seconds. This is the indexing number that allows each marine mammal sighting, non-mammal occurence and cue to be linked to the effort points. See also dwc:eventID
24
eventdate
time
Yes
No
Active
Local date-time during data recording.
YYYY-MM-DDHH24:MN:SS
28
platformLatitude
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
The latitude of the platform at the moment of data recording.
degrees latitude
32
platformLongitude
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
The longitude of the platform at the moment of data recording
Degrees Longitude
40
platformspeed
numeric
4
Yes
No
Active
Speed of the platform (vessel or aircraft) over ground (SOG) at the time of data recording.
knots
50
platformheading
Numeric
1
Yes
No
Active
Platform direction of travel in true bearing in degrees.
80
onEffort
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Effort status designating if observers were on effort (e.g. observers actively scanning for marine mammals through the big eye binoculars with the vessel steadily cruising on the trackline) or off effort (e.g. observers searching naked eyed, whenever the ship was maneuvering and turning .
Y = Yes
N = No
90
observerLeft
Numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)).
110
observerRight
numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)).
125
observerbelly
character
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) according to observationLocationPosition (For vessel survey: Left, Center, Right. For aerial survey: Left, Right, Belly) and observationLocation (1=vessel's Flying Bridge, 2=vessel's Bridge Wing (a.k.a. bridge deck)).
YYYY-MM-DDHH24:MN:SS
135
observerRecorder
character
3
Yes
No
Active
Numeric codes for observers (as in recordedBy) in the data recorder role.
145
Trackline
Numeric
2
Yes
No
Active
Unique identifier for the trackline. The trackline is defined as the line of travel that the platform is actually doing, which may not necessarily be the proposed line that was in the original design.Trackline numbers are unique for each survey day.
150
beaufortSeaState
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Number corresponding to Beaufort sea state (scale 0 to 12) to describe sea conditions. Please see https://www.weather.gov/pqr/beaufort
0=Calm, mirror like seas;
1=Waves <1ft, rippled surface;
2=Small wavelets (<2 ft), no white caps;
3=Large wavelets (<3ft), scattered white caps;
4=Swell 3-4 ft, numerous white caps,
5=Swell >5 ft, many white caps, some spray;
6= Swell >10 ft, white caps everywhere, spray
[Vessel is not out if Beaufort scale > 6)
160
samplingConditionsVisibility
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Overall and cumulative assessment of likelihood of detecting a sighting based on all environmental paramet
0=Poor,
1=Fair,
2=Moderate,
3=Good,
4=Excellent
165
samplingConditionsWeather
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Absence or presence of precipitation.
0=Clear,
1=Mist,
2=Light Rain,
3=Heavy Rain
177
samplingConditionsGlareleft
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Degree of impairment from glare on the ability to detect sightings.
0=No Impairment,
1=Slight Impairment,
2=Moderate Impairment,
3=Severe Impairment
180
samplingConditionsGlareRight
Character
1
Yes
No
Active
Presence of glare, evaluated as the percentage obstruction of the visual field (180 degrees).
0=No Glare,
1=<10% obstruction of visual field,
2=10-25%,
3=26-50%,
4=51-75%,
5=>75%
182
samplingConditionsGlareIntensityLeft
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Degree of impairment from glare on the ability to detect sightings. .
0=No Impairment,
1=Slight Impairment,
2=Moderate Impairment,
3=Severe Impairment
184
samplingConditionsGlareIntensityright
character
Yes
No
Active
Degree of impairment from glare on the ability to detect sightings.
0=No Impairment,
1=Slight Impairment,
2=Moderate Impairment,
3=Severe Impairment
187
samplingConditionsConditions
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Overall and cumulative assessment of likelihood of detecting a sighting based on all environmental parameters.
0=Poor,
1=Fair,
2=Moderate,
3=Good,
4=Excellent
190
samplingConditionsCloudCover
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Absence or presence of clouds evaluated as the percentage obstruction of the sky (360 degrees).
0=Clear,
1=0-25% Cloudy,
2=26-50% Cloudy,
3=51-75% Cloudy,
4=76-100% Cloudy,
5=Overcast
195
samplingConditionsHaze
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Absence or presence of haze.
0=no,
1=yes
198
samplingConditionsFog
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Absence or presence of fog.
0=no,
1=yes
200
samplingConditionsSunPenetration
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Degree of sun penetration on the water.
0=Poor,
1=Fair,
2=Good,
3=Excellent
204
samplingConditionsTurbidity
character
1
Yes
No
Active
Level of turbidity of the water and visibility through out the water.
0=Poor,
1=Fair,
2=Good,
3=Excellent
207
eventDateTimeZone
Numeric
3
Yes
No
Active
The time zone of the observation event, expressed as +/- hh:mm offset from UTC.
210
platformVLTS
character
1
1
Yes
No
Active
One-character string to flag survey platform type for visual line transect surveys.
A = aerial surveys
B = boat-based surveys
220
geodeticDatum
character
Yes
No
Active
The ellipsoid, geodetic datum, or spatial reference system (SRS) upon which the geographic coordinates given in decimal Latitude and decimal Longitude as based.
230
higherInstitutionCode
Character
Yes
No
Active
Institution codes, in the form of abbreviated institution names, separated by semicolons, that define the hierarchy of institutions within which the data originator operates. Includes the originating institution as the lowest level (rightmost) code.
235
permitNumber
character
Yes
No
Active
Research permit number issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to the Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC) for research activities on marine mammals.
240
platformAttributes
character
Yes
No
Active
Model, name and/or other proper characteristics of the platform where the survey was conducted. For vessel: e.g. NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter, NOAA Ship Pisces. For aerial survey: e.g. NOAA De Havilland DHC-6-300 Twin Otter.
250
relatedProjectProgram
character
100
Yes
No
Active
Official project and/or program under which the survey was conducted (e.g. AMAPPS, GoMMAPPS). If applicable.
Distributor
2021
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
2021
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0242273/1.1/data/0-data/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO18Wi_NCEI_DataPackage/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO18Wi_NCEI_DataPackage/NOAA_SEFSC_GoMMAPPS_TO18Wi_VisualSightingData/TO18Wi_T1_EffortPoints_20211015.csv
2021
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
TO18Wi_T1_EffortPoints_20211015.csv
Effort points with sampling conditions for the forward team
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