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    • Aerial surveys of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on fast and pack ice in the central Beaufort Sea of Alaska, 1985-1987 and 1996-1999 (NCEI Accession 0000931)

    Metadata Updated: January 1, 2025

    These datasets include counts of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) and other marine mammals made during aerial surveys of ringed seals on fast and pack ice of the central Alaskan Beaufort Sea during 1985-1987 and 1996-1999. The datasets includes counts of seals, by group; designation of whether seals were at holes or along cracks; ice conditions including ice deformation and ice type (fast ice or pack ice); weather conditions; time of observations, and location of observations.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date 2022-07-01T17:59:29Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) February 20, 2003 (publication), January 3, 2022 (revision)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

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    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2022-07-01T17:59:29Z
    Metadata Created Date December 4, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date January 1, 2025
    Reference Date(s) February 20, 2003 (publication), January 3, 2022 (revision)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
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    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:0000931
    Access Constraints Cite as: Frost, Kathryn J.; University of Alaska - Fairbanks > Institute of Marine Science (2003). Aerial surveys of ringed seals (Phoca hispida) on fast and pack ice in the central Beaufort Sea of Alaska, 1985-1987 and 1996-1999 (NCEI Accession 0000931). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0000931. Accessed [date]., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
    Bbox East Long -141.025
    Bbox North Lat 71.865
    Bbox South Lat 69.6517
    Bbox West Long -156.9983
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Preview graphic
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/metadata/landing-page/bin/gfx?id=gov.noaa.nodc:0000931
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id 71072004-f8a7-4e4f-9105-5dd1815a3d06
    Harvest Source Id c084a438-6f6b-470d-93e0-16aeddb9f513
    Harvest Source Title NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions
    Licence accessLevel: Public
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    Metadata Language eng
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Polygon", "coordinates": [[[-156.9983, 69.6517], [-141.025, 69.6517], [-141.025, 71.865], [-156.9983, 71.865], [-156.9983, 69.6517]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1985-05-28
    Temporal Extent End 1999-06-04

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