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Whale log - observations from ANARE voyages
Entry ID: ANARE_Whale_log

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Summary
Abstract: Ship-based observations of whales sightings from the original 'ANARE Whale Log' books have been recovered into a single repository of sightings. ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) is the historic acronym for these voyages.

Currently there are data from 4 voyages, from the 1990's.

Further data will be entered from existing Whale log datasheets on an ongoing basis.

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Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -45.0   S: -71.0   E: 159.0   W: 62.0

Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1991-02-07
Stop Date: 1997-03-30
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 250 m
Longitude Resolution: 250 m
Temporal Resolution: 1 hour
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Quality The quality of the data vary as they have come from multiple sources and have been combined into one database. No implicit quality levels have been set.

Only observations where the identification of the animal appears certain have been entered. Some positions have not been entered in the original data sheets. The Marine underway database was queried and positions entered against the whale sighting where possible.
Access Constraints The database is accessible via the URL given below.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at the URL below when using these data.
Creative Commons License
This "Whale log - observations from ANARE voyages" is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported License.
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Fees: free
Personnel
DAVE JOHN WATTS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6232 5062
Email: dave.watts at csiro.au
Contact Address:
CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research
Castray Esplanade
City: Hobart
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7000
Country: Australia
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2009-02-10
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-15

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