67353
Group_Sightings_2018.csv
2018 Group Sightings
Entity
Published / External
67350
Patterns of association and distribution of estuarine-resident common bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in North Carolina, USA from Jan 8,2018 to Jan 26, 2018
Data Set
Completed
2022
Sightings of each group and group characteristics during the 2018 survey
Primary Key is the concatenation of Trip Date, Vessel and Sequential Sighting Number
Data Table
Yes
Primary Key is the concatenation of Trip Date, Vessel and Sequential Sighting Number
10
Trip Date
Date
Yes
No
Active
Survey date
Date
20
Vessel
Character
Yes
No
Active
Name Of Used For Data Collection
30
Sequential Sighting Number
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
For each day and each vessel, the sequential sighting number of dolphin groups
40
Best Estimate of Group Size
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Best Estimate Of Group Size
Number of animals
50
% of the group with Xenobalanus globicipitis
numeric
Yes
No
Active
The relative percentage in a dolphin group that had Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal fin, e.g., 100% would be all group members
60
# of Individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on fins
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
The number of individual Xenobalanus globicipitis on the dorsal of individuals in a dolphin group, averaged for the group.
70
Water Depth (m)
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Water depth at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
meters
80
Temp (C)
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Water temperature in degrees Celsius at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
90
Salinity (ppt)
Numeric
Yes
No
Active
Salinity in parts per thousand at the location where the group of dolphins was photographed
parts per thousand
100
Beaufort Sea-State Scale
character
40
Yes
No
Active
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.
Distributor
2022
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
2022
https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0254384/1.1/data/0-data/67350/Group_Sightings_2018.csv
2022
Organization
National Centers for Environmental Information - Silver Spring, Maryland
Group_Sightings_2018.csv
2022-06-22T19:00:00
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2022-06-09
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2022-06-09
1 Year
2023-06-09