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NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1997; Sightings

Entry ID: seamap27

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Summary

Abstract: The second of two spring vessel surveys of the GulfCet II Program was
conducted in 1997 in oceanic and upper continental slope waters of U.S. Gulf of
Mexico by NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution
and estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. This dataset contains
sightings of not only cetaceans but also other species including sea turtles,
fish and shark ...

Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and estimate
abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters. Specific objectives of this survey are:
1. Collect line-transect data to estimate abundances and define the
distribution of each cetacean species in oceanic and selected continental shelf
waters of the northern Gulf of Mexico. 2. Obtain biopsy samples of skin and
blubber from selected ...

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Caption: Cetacean Survey

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 30.24

S: 24.48

E: -83.98

W: -96.01

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: NOAA Southeast Fisheries Science Center (SEFSC)

Dataset Title: NOAA Oceanic Gulf of Mexico Cetacean Survey 1997; Sightings

Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP

Dataset Release Date: 2005-06-28 20:45:55.935853-04

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

Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP

Issue Identification: SEFSC

Data Presentation Form: vector digital data

Online Resource: http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov

Parent DIF

This data set description is a member of a collection. The collection is described in
OBIS-SEAMAP

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 2003-02-20

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Data Resolution

Temporal Resolution: 1/40 second full-rate data

Science Keywords

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > SENSOR COUNTS

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > SENSOR COUNTS

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

Platform

ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite

SATELLITES

Instrument

Altimeters

GLAS > Geoscience Laser Altimeter System

LIDAR > Light Detection and Ranging

Project

EOSDIS > Earth Observing System Data Information System

ICESAT > Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

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Ancillary Keywords

Backscatter

DAAC

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: GLA021

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

National Snow and Ice Data Center

Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org
Dataset ID: GLA02

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199 Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468 Email: nsidc at nsidc.org Contact Address: National Snow and Ice Data Center CIRES, 449 UCB University of Colorado City: Boulder Province or State: CO Postal Code: 80309-0449 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: FTP

Distribution Size: 671.61 MB per granule

Distribution Format: scaled integer binary

Personnel

NSIDC USER SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199

Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468

Email: nsidc at nsidc.org

Contact Address:

National Snow and Ice Data Center

CIRES, 449 UCB

University of Colorado

City: Boulder

Province or State: CO

Postal Code: 80309-0449

Country: USA

Publications/References

Bae, S. and B.E. Schutz. 2002. Precision attitude determination (PAD). GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 2.2. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Center for Space Research. 'ICESat/GLAS.' January 2002. http://www.csr.utexas.edu/glas/. Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). 1996. EOS Ground System (EGS) Systems and Operations Concept. ... Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. GLAS Science Team. 2000. Mission Operations Requirement Document (MORD) for the Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) Mission. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. GLAS Science Team. 1997. GLAS Science Requirements. Version 2.01. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Guzzi, R., ed. 2003. Exploring the atmosphere by remote sensing techniques. Heidelberg, Germany: Springer-Verlag. Heroux, D. 2000. Progress report on GLAS interface effort with ECS NOSE. Rev. 29 December 2000. Landover, MD: Emergent-IT/Raytheon. Herring, T.A. and K. Quinn. 1999. Atmospheric delay correction to GLAS laser altimeter ranges. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 1.0. Lanham, MD: Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Jester, P., and J. Lee. 2002. GLAS standard data products specification - level 1. Version 6.0. Wallops Island, VA: Raytheon ITSS. Lee, J. 2002. GSAS user's guide: Version 4.0. Wallops Island, VA: Raytheon ITSS. Palm, S., W. Hart, and D. Hlavka. 2002. GLAS atmospheric data products. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 4.2. Lanham, MD: Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Rim, H., and B. Schutz. 2002. Precision orbit determination. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 2.2. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Schutz, B. 2002. Laser footprint location (geolocation) and surface profiles.GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 3.0. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Schutz, B. 2000. GLAS altimeter post-launch calibration/validation plan. Version 0.99. Austin, TX: Center for Space Research, University of Texas at Austin. Stephens, G.L. 1994. Remote sensing of the lower atmosphere: an introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. Wahr, J., D. Wingham, and C. Bentley. 2000. A method of combining ICESat and GRACE satellite data to constrain Antarctic mass balance. Journal of Geophysical Research 105(B7):16,279-16,294. Yi, D., J. Minster, and C. Bentley. 1999. Ocean tidal loading corrections. GLAS algorithm theoretical basis document. Version 1.0. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center. Zwally, H.J., B. Schutz, D. Hancock, and A. Brenner. 2000. ICESat/GLAS Standard Data Products in HDF and SCF Formats. Version 1.2. Greenbelt, MD: Goddard Space Flight Center.

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Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2003-10-13

Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-02-11

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