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Marine animal sighting and census data from AIRCRAFT in the Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, and others from 1989-09-20 to 1989-11-03 (NCEI Accession 9000139)

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Whale monitoring biological data was collected from Chukchi Sea by Sea World Research Institute, San Diego, CA. The data was collected over three month period spanning from September 20 to November 3, 1989. The data submitted by Ms. Karen M. McClune has been processed by NODC and is available in F127-Marine Animal Sightings file format.

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9000139 AIR TEMPERATURE ANIMALS - GROUP - BEHAVIOR ANIMALS - GROUP - NUMBER IN GROUP ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - AGE ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - BEHAVIOR ANIMALS - INDIVIDUAL - CAUSE OF DEATH

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title Marine animal sighting and census data from AIRCRAFT in the Arctic Ocean, Beaufort Sea, and others from 1989-09-20 to 1989-11-03 (NCEI Accession 9000139)

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