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Galveston Postlarval Penaeid Abundance Files

Entry ID: NMFS0032

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Summary

Abstract: This data consists of brown shrimp (also white shrimp until 1976) postlarval
abundance and hydrologic parameters including water temperature and salinity.
environmental information, such as air temperature, cloud cover, turbidity,
wind speed and direction, and tide stage, may be included. Weekly observations
were taken during the year until 1976. Observations were missing from winter
1977 to winter 1983, and 1988. Weekly observations (spring only) began again
in February 1983 until the present.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 30.0

S: 28.0

E: -94.0

W: -96.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1961-01-15

Location Keywords

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN > UNITED STATES >GULF OF MEXICO> TEXAS >COAST

OCEAN > ATLANTIC OCEAN > NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE > AIR TEMPERATURE

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC WINDS > SURFACE WINDS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

OCEANS

Ancillary Keywords

COAST

GULF OF MEXICO

Originating Center

NOAA/NMFS/SEFC

Data Center

Southeast Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce

Data Center URL: http://www.sefsc.noaa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GALVESTON LABORATORY Phone: 409-766-3500 Contact Address: Southeast Fisheries Center 4700 Ave U City: Galveston Province or State: TX Postal Code: 77551 Country: USA