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PIROP Northwest Atlantic

Entry ID: seamap280

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Summary

Abstract: The PIROP (Programme Intégré de recherches sur les oiseaux pélagiques) data set, Atlantic subset, consists of geo-referenced vessel-based surveys to monitor pelagic seabirds. Most surveys were carried out by R.G. B. Brown from 'vessels of opportunity' supplied by the Bedford Institute for Oceanography (BIO) in Dartmouth/Halifax, but many other platforms and observers were used, too. During these ...

Purpose: The PIROP data were collected for Canadian seabird monitoring purposes, focusing on the Canadian Atlantic, but also on other areas relevant to Canadian birds such as waters off Peru, off West Africa and off Europe.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Puffinus creatopus (Pink-footed Shearwater; ITIS: 174547) observed on 1982-08-16 12:00:00 at 53.9000:-55.5000 (id=151664) changed to Procellariidae ...

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Description: Data can be accessed through the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP web sites.

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Caption: Seabird Survey

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 79.78

S: -25.15

E: 18.57

W: -149.57

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Canadian Wildlife Service

Dataset Title: PIROP Northwest Atlantic

Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP

Dataset Release Date: 2006-03-21 18:32:15-05

Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/

Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP

Data Presentation Form: vector digital data

Online Resource: http://www.cws-scf.ec.gc.ca/index_e.cfm

Parent DIF

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OBIS-SEAMAP

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1965-01-22

Stop Date: 1992-09-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > NORTH AMERICA > CANADA > HUDSON BAY

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GULF OF MAINE

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > BAY OF FUNDY

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > GEORGES BANK

Data Resolution

Latitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Longitude Resolution: 0.000167 Decimal degrees
Horizontal Resolution Range: 1 meter - < 30 meters

Science Keywords

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS > DUCKS/GEESE/SWANS

ISO Topic Category

INLAND WATERS

OCEANS

Platform

JASON-1

TOPEX/POSEIDON > Ocean Topography Experiment

OSTM/JASON-2

Instrument

ALT (TOPEX) > TOPEX Radar Altimeter

TMR > TOPEX Microwave Radiometer

POSEIDON-2 > JASON-1 RADAR ALTIMETER

POSEIDON-3 > JASON-2 RADAR ALTIMETER

Ancillary Keywords

Climate Diagnostics

Data Center

Colorado Center for Astrodynamics Research, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado

Data Center URL: http://www-ccar.colorado.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: DALLAS MASTERS Phone: 303.492.4075 Fax: 303.492.2825 Email: mastersd at ucar.edu Contact Address: University of Colorado CB 431/ CCAR PO Box 3000 City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0431 Country: USA

Publications/References

Beckley, B. D., N. P. Zelensky, S. A. Holmes, F. G. Lemoine, R. D. Ray, G. T. Mitchum, S. D. Desai, and S. T. Brown (2010), Assessment of the Jason-2 Extension to the TOPEX/Poseidon, Jason-1 Sea-Surface Height Time Series for Global Mean Sea Level Monitoring, 33, 1 supp 1, 447 - 471, Marine Geodesy, doi:10.1080/01490419.2010.491029, http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01490419.2010.491029

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2011-11-28

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-28

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