VACAPES ASWEX Aerial Monitoring 2011

HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.

Dataset credit

The U.S. Navy Marine Species Monitoring Program

Contacts

RoleNameOrganization 
Primary contact Dana Spontak HDR Environmental, Operations and Construction, Inc.
Data entry Ei Fujioka Duke University

Citation

Abstract

Aerial marine-species monitoring occurred on 31 August and 10 September 2011 for an Anti-Submarine Warfare Exercise (ASWEX) training event off the coast of Virginia in the United States (U.S.) Navy’s Virginia Capes (VACAPES) Range Complex.

Purpose

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Supplemental information

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References

Attributes

Overview

This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.

Attributes described below represent those in the original dataset provided by the provider.
All attributes are included in the downloadable file (CSV or ESRI File Geodatabase) for "Complete Set of Dataset".

Attributes in dataset

Attribute (table column)Description
oiddefinition not provided
eventEvent
sighting_noSighting No.
obs_dateObservation date
sp_obsSpecies name recorded
sp_tsnTaxonomic Serial Number added by OBIS-SEAMAP
obs_countGroup size - best
count_highGroup size - high
count_lowGroup size - low
calvesNumber of calves
obs_timeStart time
stop_timeStop time
beaufortBeaufort Sea State
latitudeLatitude in decimal degrees
longitudeLongitude in decimal degrees
vert_angleVertical angle
distanceDistance off Track (km)
headingHeading
bottom_depthBottom Depth (m)
behaviorBehavioral Summary
navy_shipNavy Ship Present (Yes/No)
exercisePre/During/Post Exercise
bearing_angleBearing Angle
geomdefinition not provided
OBIS-SEAMAP ID869
Seabirds0
Marine mammals16
Sea turtles39
Rays and sharks12
Other species1
Non spatial0
Non species0
Total68
Date, Begin2011-08-31
Date, End2011-09-10
Temporal prec.111111
Latitude36.19 - 36.46
Longitude-74.99 - -74.64
Coord. prec.3 decimal digits
PlatformPlane
Data typeAnimal sighting
EffortN/A
Traveled (km)0
0
Contr. throughNavy
Registered2012-09-17
Updated2020-10-01
StatusPublished
Sharing policy CC-BY (All)
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