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    • BIRDS from ACONA and Other Platforms from 1979-04-07 to 1979-06-17 (NCEI Accession 8100613)

    Metadata Updated: February 1, 2026

    This dataset includes marine bird sighting, ship/aircraft census data from ACONA and R/V THOMAS G. THOMPSON in the Bering Sea, Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia, Gulf of Alaska, and North Pacific Ocean from 1979-04-07 to 1979-06-17.

    Data has been processed by NODC to the NODC standard Marine Bird Sighting, Ship/Aircraft Census (F033) format.

    The F033 format contains data from field observations of marine birds made along ship or aircraft survey tracks. These data are collected to provide information on population density and distribution. Start and end position, date and elapsed time, speed and course, platform type and observing techniques are reported for each survey. Environmental information may include meteorological and sea surface conditions, distances to the shoreline and shelf break, ice characteristics within and outside each transect and surface debris, including oil slicks. Species data may include age, sex, color, plumage, number of individuals, direction of flight, behavior and food source association. Any number of species may be reported within one observation time span.

    Access & Use Information

    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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    Dates

    Metadata Date 2026-01-14T06:09:40Z
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) October 24, 2003 (publication), February 7, 2023 (revision), 1981 (creation)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NOAA/NESDIS/ncei/accessions

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    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date 2026-01-14T06:09:40Z
    Metadata Created Date April 30, 2021
    Metadata Updated Date February 1, 2026
    Reference Date(s) October 24, 2003 (publication), February 7, 2023 (revision), 1981 (creation)
    Responsible Party (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.nodc:8100613
    Access Constraints Cite as: Hunt, George L., Jr.; University of California, Irvine (2003). BIRDS from ACONA and Other Platforms from 1979-04-07 to 1979-06-17 (NCEI Accession 8100613). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/8100613. 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 -133.16
    Bbox North Lat 60.05
    Bbox South Lat 53.99
    Bbox West Long -169.86
    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:8100613
    Graphic Preview Type PNG
    Harvest Object Id e1846676-c4fa-4551-84db-28ca7fc27397
    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": [[[-169.86, 53.99], [-133.16, 53.99], [-133.16, 60.05], [-169.86, 60.05], [-169.86, 53.99]]]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1979-04-07
    Temporal Extent End 1979-06-17

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