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Group_Sightings_2018.csv

Entity (ENT)  |  Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67353  |  Updated: October 3, 2024  |  Published / External 
Summary
Item Identification
Entity Info
Data Attributes
Support Roles
Distribution Info
Catalog Details

Summary

Abstract

Sightings of each group and group characteristics during the 2018 survey

Description

Primary Key is the concatenation of Trip Date, Vessel and Sequential Sighting Number

Entity Information

Entity Type
Data Table

Data Attribute / Type Description
Trip Date
Date 		Survey date
Vessel
Character 		Name Of Used For Data Collection
Sequential Sighting Number
Numeric 		For each day and each vessel, the sequential sighting number of dolphin groups
Best Estimate of Group Size
Numeric 		Best Estimate Of Group Size
% of the group with Xenobalanus globicipitis
numeric 		The relative percentage in a dolphin group that had Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal fin, e.g., 100% would be all group members
# of Individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on fins
Numeric 		The number of individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal of individuals in a dolphin group, averaged for the group.
Water Depth (m)
Numeric 		Water depth at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
Temp (C)
Numeric 		Water temperature in degrees Celsius at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
Salinity (ppt)
Numeric 		Salinity in parts per thousand at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
Beaufort Sea-State Scale
character 		The Beaufort Sea State is a simple scale that can be used to give an approximate but concise description of sea conditions. This column is the concatenation of the Code and its meaning.

Distribution Information

Child Items

No Child Items for this record.

Contact Information

Distributor
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
ncei.info@noaa.gov
NCEI Contact Information

Item Identification

Title: Group_Sightings_2018.csv
Short Name: 2018 Group Sightings
Status: Completed
Publication Date: 2022
Abstract:

Sightings of each group and group characteristics during the 2018 survey
Notes:

Primary Key is the concatenation of Trip Date, Vessel and Sequential Sighting Number

Entity Information

Entity Type: Data Table
Active Version?: Yes
Description:

Primary Key is the concatenation of Trip Date, Vessel and Sequential Sighting Number

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
 Trip Date Date Survey date
100
 Vessel Character Name Of Used For Data Collection
100
 Sequential Sighting Number Numeric For each day and each vessel, the sequential sighting number of dolphin groups
100
 Best Estimate of Group Size Numeric Best Estimate Of Group Size
100
 % of the group with Xenobalanus globicipitis numeric The relative percentage in a dolphin group that had Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal fin, e.g., 100% would be all group members
100
 # of Individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on fins Numeric The number of individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal of individuals in a dolphin group, averaged for the group.
100
 Water Depth (m) Numeric Water depth at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
100
 Temp (C) Numeric Water temperature in degrees Celsius at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
100
 Salinity (ppt) Numeric Salinity in parts per thousand at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
100
 Beaufort Sea-State Scale character The Beaufort Sea State is a simple scale that can be used to give an approximate but concise description of sea conditions. This column is the concatenation of the Code and its meaning.

Attribute Details

Trip Date

CC ID: 1173880
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Date
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Survey date
General Data Type: Date

Vessel

CC ID: 1173881
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: Character
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Name Of Used For Data Collection

Sequential Sighting Number

CC ID: 1173884
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

For each day and each vessel, the sequential sighting number of dolphin groups

Best Estimate of Group Size

CC ID: 1178018
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Best Estimate Of Group Size
Unit of Measure: Number of animals

% of the group with Xenobalanus globicipitis

CC ID: 1173886
Seq. Order: 50
Data Storage Type: numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The relative percentage in a dolphin group that had Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal fin, e.g., 100% would be all group members

# of Individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on fins

CC ID: 1173887
Seq. Order: 60
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The number of individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal of individuals in a dolphin group, averaged for the group.

Water Depth (m)

CC ID: 1173888
Seq. Order: 70
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water depth at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
Unit of Measure: meters

Temp (C)

CC ID: 1173889
Seq. Order: 80
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Water temperature in degrees Celsius at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed

Salinity (ppt)

CC ID: 1173890
Seq. Order: 90
Data Storage Type: Numeric
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Salinity in parts per thousand at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
Unit of Measure: parts per thousand

Beaufort Sea-State Scale

CC ID: 1173891
Seq. Order: 100
Data Storage Type: character
Max Length: 40
Required: Yes
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

The Beaufort Sea State is a simple scale that can be used to give an approximate but concise description of sea conditions.

This column is the concatenation of the Code and its meaning.

Support Roles

Distributor

CC ID: 1178017
Date Effective From: 2022
Date Effective To:
Contact (Organization): NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)
Email Address: ncei.info@noaa.gov
URL: NCEI Contact Information

Distribution Information

Distribution 1

CC ID: 1178016
Start Date: 2022
End Date: Present
Download URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0254384/1.1/data/0-data/67350/Group_Sightings_2018.csv
Distributor: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) (2022 - Present)
File Name: Group_Sightings_2018.csv
File Date/Time: 2022-06-22 19:00:00
File Type (Deprecated): tabular digital data (Microsoft Excel, CSV, or other tabular format)
Distribution Format: CSV - Comma Separated Values (Text)
File Size: 6.0K

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 67353
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:67353
Metadata Record Created By: Lee M Weinberger
Metadata Record Created: 2022-06-07 23:54+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2024-10-03 18:16+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2022-06-09
Owner Org: SEFSC
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2022-06-09
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2023-06-09