NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1999, Gulf of Alaska
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Summary
Abstract: The National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) conducted an aerial
survey for small cetaceans from 5 June to 4 July 1999 in Bristol Bay and along
southwestern Alaska Peninsula (out to the 1829 m (1000 fm) depth contour). A
total of 8,522 km were surveyed in a Dehavilland Twin Otter at 152.5 m (500 ft)
altitude and 185 km/hr (100 kts). Two overlapping sawtooth lines were ... View entire text

Purpose: The current study (1997-99) will provide new abundance estimates for
each stock of harbor porpoise, and Dall's porpoise.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Although the previous harbor porpoise surveys (1991-
1993) used a vessel platform for the inside waters of Southeast Alaska
(Dahlheim et al. 1992, 1993, 1994), the current survey was conducted entirely
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Description: Access data from the OBIS and OBIS-SEAMAP websites.
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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 59.07   S: 53.93   E: -157.07   W: -164.77

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: National Marine Mammal Laboratory
Dataset Title: NMML Small Cetacean (coastal) Aerial Survey 1999, Gulf of Alaska
Dataset Series Name: OBIS-SEAMAP
Dataset Release Date: 2004-06-10 15:26:46.835071-04
Dataset Release Place: http://seamap.env.duke.edu/
Dataset Publisher: OBIS-SEAMAP
Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Online Resource: http://nmml.afsc.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: 1999-06-11
Stop Date: 1999-07-04
Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >VISUALIZATION/IMAGE PROCESSING Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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Data Center
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center (formerly Goddard DAAC), Global Change Data Center, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://disc.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GES DISC HELP DESK SUPPORT GROUP
Phone: 301-614-5224
Fax: 301-614-5268
Email: gsfc-help-disc at lists.nasa.gov
Contact Address:
Goddard Earth Sciences Data and Information Services Center
Code 610.2
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
City: Greenbelt
Province or State: MD
Postal Code: 20771
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP/HTTP
Distribution Size: 2 GB
Distribution Format: HDF-EOS5
Fees: None
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: 303-497-8062
Email: gille at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
National Center for Atmospheric Research
PO Box 3000
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80307
Country: USA
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Publications/References
List of HIRDLS publications can be found at http://www.eos.ucar.edu/hirdls/docs/
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2013-05-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2013-05-01

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