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VACAPES FIREX and ASW Aerial Monitoring 2010
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
Dataset credit
The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program
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Contacts
| Role | Name | Organization | |
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| Primary contact |
Dana Spontak |
HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc. |
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| Data entry |
Ei Fujioka |
Duke University |
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Citation
Spontak, D. 2013. VACAPES FIREX and ASW Aerial Monitoring 2010. Version 1.0.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP. https://doi.org/10.82144/868357b5. Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography. 22(2):104-115.
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Abstract
Between 9 and 11 August 2010, a Firing Exercise (FIREX) with Integrated Maritime Portable Acoustic Scoring and Simulator (IMPASS) and Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Exercise occurred off the coast of Virginia in the U.S. Navy's Virginia Capes Range Complex (VACAPES).
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Purpose
N/A
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Supplemental information
N/A
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Change History
The dataset has been updated over time as outlined below. Each entry includes the version number, release date, type of change, and a short description.
- 1.0.0 (2012-09-17) - Initial
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References
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Attributes
Overview
Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".
Attributes in dataset
| Attribute (table column) | Description |
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| oid | Unique ID number (generated by OBIS-SEAMAP) |
| event | Event |
| sighting_no | Sighting No. |
| obs_date | Observation date |
| sp_obs | Species name recorded |
| sp_tsn | ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
| obs_count | Group size - best |
| count_high | Group size - high |
| count_low | Group size - low |
| calves | Number of calves |
| obs_time | Start time |
| stop_time | Stop time |
| beaufort | Beaufort Sea State |
| latitude | Latitude in decimal degrees |
| longitude | Longitude in decimal degrees |
| vert_angle | Vertical angle |
| distance | Distance off Track (km) |
| heading | Heading |
| bottom_depth | Bottom Depth (m) |
| behavior | Behavioral Summary |
| navy_ship | Navy Ship Present (Yes/No) |
| exercise | Pre/During/Post Exercise |
| bearing_angle | Bearing Angle |
| geom | Geometry field added by OBIS-SEAMAP |
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| OBIS-SEAMAP ID | 870 |
| DOI | 10.82144/868357b5 |
| Version | 1.0.0 |
| Seabirds | 0 |
| Marine mammals | 12 |
| Sea turtles | 5 |
| Rays and sharks | 0 |
| Other species | 0 |
| Non spatial | 0 |
| Non species | 0 |
| Total | 17 |
| Date, Begin | 2010-08-09 |
| Date, End | 2010-08-11 |
| Temporal prec. | 111110 |
| Latitude | 36.61 - 37.17 |
| Longitude | -75.34 - -74.03 |
| Coord. prec. | 3 decimal digits |
| Platform | Plane |
| Data type | Animal sighting |
| Effort | N/A |
| Registered | 2012-09-17 |
| Updated | 2013-12-30 |
| Status | Published |
Sharing policy |
CC-BY (All) |
| Sub group(s) | Navy |
| Shared with |
GBIF
OBIS |
| Metadata in static HTML / FGDC / EML |
| See download history / statistics |
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