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BIRDS from ALPHA HELIX from 1982-07-26 to 1982-08-08 (NCEI Accession 8300168)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: May 29, 2026 at 10:10 PM | Dataset Last Updated: February 09, 2023 at 12:00 AM
This dataset includes marine bird sighting, ship/aircraft census data from RV Alpha Helix in the Bering Sea from 1982-07-26 to 1982-08-08. 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.

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description This dataset includes marine bird sighting, ship/aircraft census data from RV Alpha Helix in the Bering Sea from 1982-07-26 to 1982-08-08. 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.
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issued 1983-01-01T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "MARINE MAMMALS",
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  "University of California, Irvine",
  "University of California, Irvine",
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temporal 1982-07-26T00:00:00+00:00/1982-08-08T00:00:00+00:00
title BIRDS from ALPHA HELIX from 1982-07-26 to 1982-08-08 (NCEI Accession 8300168)

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