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Cape Verde (Cabo Verde) 2004 : Loggerhead Turtles

Entry ID: seamap367

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Summary

Abstract: The Cape Verde archipelago, 500km off the West Coast of Africa, hosts one of the worlds largest nesting colonies of the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Although marine turtles have been recorded at Cape Verde as early as 1479 (when the French explorer Eustache de la Fosse reported that sea turtles could be used by humans for medicinal and nutritional purposes), it was not until 1998 that ...

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Access data from the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP websites.

Service Citation

Originators: University of Rhode Island, Graduate School of Oceanography and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Earth Atmospheric and Planetary Science
Title: OPeNDAP Data Connector (ODC)
Release_Date: 2006-12-15
Provider: UCAR (University Corporation for Atmospheric Research)
Edition: 2.59.1
URL: http://www.opendap.org/

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING

DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >SUBSETTING/SUPERSETTING

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >ALTITUDE >GEOPOTENTIAL HEIGHT

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE >SEA LEVEL PRESSURE

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

ELEVATION

OCEANS

Project

DODS > Distributed Oceanographic Data System

ESIP > Earth Science Information Partners Program

Use Constraints The ODC works on virtually any computing platform including the PC, Macintosh
and most Unix- or Linux-based computers.

Ancillary Keywords

Client-server model

remote data access

Service Provider

UCAR/UNIDATA > Unidata, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Service Organization URL: http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: DODS USER SUPPORT Email: support at unidata.ucar.edu

OPENDAP > OPeNDAP Inc.

Service Organization URL: http://www.opendap.org/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: PETER CORNILLON Phone: (401) 874-6283 Fax: (401) 874-6728 Email: pcornillon at gso.uri.edu Contact Address: Graduate School of Oceanography University of Rhode Island South Ferry Road City: Narragansett Province or State: Rhode Island Postal Code: 02882 Country: USA