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NOAA Caribbean Sea Cetacean Survey 1995; Sightings
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Summary
Abstract: A Caribbean cetacean survey was conducted in 1995 by NOAA Southeast
Fisheries Science Center to examine the distribution and estimate abundance of
cetaceans in U.S. waters, especially in the Caribbean Sea and adjacent North
Atlantic. This dataset contains sightings of not only cetaceans but also other
species including sea turtles, fish and shark observed during the ship survey.
During the 44 day cruise with 4,274 transect kilometers surveyed, nine
cetaceans were identified, including Humpback whale, Minke whale, Mesoplodon
sp. Ziphiidae, Pilot whale, Bottlenose dolphin, Atlantic spotted dolphin,
Pantropical spotted dolphin, Striped dolphin. The dataset is accompanied by
transect data which is provided as a separate file.

Purpose: The purpose of this survey is to examine the distribution and
estimate abundance of cetaceans in U.S. waters, especially in the Caribbean Sea
and adjacent North Atlantic, which should meet the responsibility under the
Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act. Specific
objectives of this survey are: 1. Collect line transect data to estimate
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Description: A Look Back at a Decade of Fires
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 40.0   S: -40.0   E: 60.0   W: -25.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Lori Perkins
Dataset Title: African Fire Observations and MODIS NDVI
Dataset Release Date: 2011-11-01
Dataset Release Place: Goddard Space Flight Center
Dataset Publisher: NASA/SVS
Online Resource: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/vis/a000000/a003800/a003870/index.html
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 2002-06-01
Stop Date: 2011-07-31
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ISO Topic Category
Platform
TERRA > Earth Observing System, TERRA (AM-1) Ancillary Description
AQUA > Earth Observing System, AQUA Ancillary Description
Instrument
MODIS > Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ancillary Description
Use Constraints Please give credit for this item to:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio
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Data Center
Scientific Visualization Studio, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/index.html

Data Center Personnel
Name: LORI PERKINS
Email: lori.k.perkins at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
GSFC, Code 610.3
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Publications/References
Giglio, L., Loboda, T., Roy, D.P., Quayle, B., Justice, C.O. (2009), An active-fire based burned area mapping algorithm for the MODIS sensor, 113, 408-420, Remote Sensing of Environment, http://globalmonitoring.sdstate.edu/faculty/roy/giglio_etal_2009.pdf
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2011-11-14
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-11-15

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