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Grid DAP Data	Sub- set	Table DAP Data	Make A Graph	W M S	Source Data Files	Acces- sible	Title	Sum- mary	FGDC, ISO, Metadata	Back- ground Info	RSS	E mail	Institution	Dataset ID
	set	data	graph		files	public	GLOBEC NEP Northern California Current Bird Data NH0005, 2000-2000, 0007		F   I   M	background			GLOBEC	erdGlobecBirds

The Dataset's Variables and Attributes

Row Type	Variable Name	Attribute Name	Data Type	Value
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_data_type	String	Trajectory
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	cdm_trajectory_variables	String	trans_id, trans_no
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Conventions	String	COARDS, CF-1.6, ACDD-1.3
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Easternmost_Easting	double	-124.03
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	featureType	String	Trajectory
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_max	double	44.675
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_min	double	41.87
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lat_units	String	degrees_north
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_max	double	-124.03
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_min	double	-126.132
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	geospatial_lon_units	String	degrees_east
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	id	String	Globec_birds
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	infoUrl	String	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Ocean_Ecosystem_Dynamics
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	institution	String	GLOBEC
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords	String	animals, aquatic, area, atmosphere, atmospheric, behavior, biological, biology, biosphere, bird, birds, california, classification, coastal, code, course, current, data, direction, Earth Science > Atmosphere > Atmospheric Winds > Surface Winds, Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Birds, Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Coastal Habitat, Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat, ecosystems, flight, globec, habitat, identifier, marine, nep, nh0005, northern, number, ocean, recorded, ship, species, speed, surface, surveyed, time, transect, unadjusted, vertebrates, wind, wind_speed, winds
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	keywords_vocabulary	String	GCMD Science Keywords
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	license	String	The data may be used and redistributed for free but is not intended for legal use, since it may contain inaccuracies. Neither the data Contributor, ERD, NOAA, nor the United States Government, nor any of their employees or contractors, makes any warranty, express or implied, including warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, or assumes any legal liability for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness, of this information.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	naming_authority	String	gov.noaa.pfeg.coastwatch
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Northernmost_Northing	double	44.675
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	references	String	David G. Ainley, Larry B. Spear, Cynthia T. Tynan, John A. Barth, Stephen D. Pierce, R. Glenn Ford and Timothy J. Cowles, 2005. Physical and biological variables affecting seabird distributions during the upwelling season of the northern California Current. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 52, Issues 1-2, January 2005, Pages 123-143 L.B. Spear, N. Nur & D.G. Ainley. 1992. Estimating absolute densities of flying seabirds using analyses of relative movement. Auk 109:385-389. L.B. Spear & D.G. Ainley. 1997. Flight behaviour of seabirds in relation to wind direction and wing morphology. Ibis 139: 221-233. L.B. Spear & D.G. Ainley. 1997. Flight speed of seabirds in relation to wind speed and direction. Ibis 139: 234-251. L.B. Spear, D.G. Ainley, B.D. Hardesty, S.N.G. Howell & S.G. Webb. 2004. Reducing biases affecting at-sea surveys of seabirds: use of multiple observer teams. Marine Ornithology 32: 147?157.
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	sourceUrl	String	(local files; contact erd.data@noaa.gov)
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Southernmost_Northing	double	41.87
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	standard_name_vocabulary	String	CF Standard Name Table v70
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	subsetVariables	String	trans_id, trans_no, longitude, latitude, time, species, behav_code
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	summary	String	GLOBEC (GLOBal Ocean ECosystems Dynamics) NEP (Northeast Pacific) Northern California Current Bird Data from R/V New Horizon cruises NH0005 and 0007. As a part of the GLOBEC-Northeast Pacific project, we investigated variation in the abundance of marine birds in the context of biological and physical habitat conditions in the northern portion of the California Current System (CCS) during cruises during the upwelling season 2000. Continuous surveys of seabirds were conducted simultaneously in June (onset of upwelling) and August (mature phase of upwelling). Seabird surveys were conducted continuously during daylight, using a 300-m-wide transect strip. Within that strip, birds were counted that occurred within the 90 degree quadrant off the ship's bow that offered the best observation conditions. Observed counts of seabirds recorded as flying in a steady direction were adjusted for the effect of flight speed and direction relative to that of the ship (Spear et al., 1992; Spear and Ainley, 1997b). The effect of such flux is the most serious bias encountered during seabird surveys at sea (Spear et al., 2005). Known as random directional movement (as opposed to nonrandom directional movement, which occurs when birds are attracted or repelled from the survey vessel), this problem usually results in density overestimation because most species fly faster than survey vessels; densities of birds that fly slower or at a similar speed as the survey vessel (e.g., storm-petrels), or are flying in the same direction, are usually underestimated (Spear et al., 1992) (extracted from: David G. Ainley, Larry B. Spear, Cynthia T. Tynan, John A. Barth, Stephen D. Pierce, R. Glenn Ford and Timothy J. Cowles, 2005. Physical and biological variables affecting seabird distributions during the upwelling season of the northern California Current. Deep Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography, Volume 52, Issues 1-2, January 2005, Pages 123-143) For more information, see http://cis.whoi.edu/science/bcodmo/dataset.cfm?id=10053&flag=view or http://globec.whoi.edu/jg/info/globec/nep/ccs/birds%7Bdir=globec.whoi.edu/jg/dir/globec/nep/ccs/,data=globec.whoi.edu/jg/serv/globec/nep/ccs/birds.html0%7D Contact: Cynthia T. Tynan, ctynan@whoi.edu, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution David G. Ainley, dainley@penguinscience.com, H.T. Harvey & Associates
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_end	String	2000-08-12T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	time_coverage_start	String	2000-05-30T00:00:00Z
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	title	String	GLOBEC NEP Northern California Current Bird Data NH0005, 2000-2000, 0007
attribute	NC_GLOBAL	Westernmost_Easting	double	-126.132
variable	trans_no		short
attribute	trans_no	_FillValue	short	32767
attribute	trans_no	actual_range	short	11603, 22508
attribute	trans_no	cf_role	String	trajectory_id
attribute	trans_no	colorBarMaximum	double	24000.0
attribute	trans_no	colorBarMinimum	double	10000.0
attribute	trans_no	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	trans_no	long_name	String	Transect Number
attribute	trans_no	missing_value	short	32767
variable	trans_id		int
attribute	trans_id	_FillValue	int	2147483647
attribute	trans_id	actual_range	int	8388607, 8388607
attribute	trans_id	colorBarMaximum	double	1.0E7
attribute	trans_id	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	trans_id	ioos_category	String	Identifier
attribute	trans_id	long_name	String	ID Number for a Location on the Transect
attribute	trans_id	missing_value	int	2147483647
variable	longitude		float
attribute	longitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lon
attribute	longitude	_FillValue	float	2147483.8
attribute	longitude	actual_range	float	-126.132, -124.03
attribute	longitude	axis	String	X
attribute	longitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	longitude	long_name	String	Longitude
attribute	longitude	missing_value	float	2147483.8
attribute	longitude	standard_name	String	longitude
attribute	longitude	units	String	degrees_east
variable	latitude		float
attribute	latitude	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Lat
attribute	latitude	_FillValue	float	2147483.8
attribute	latitude	actual_range	float	41.87, 44.675
attribute	latitude	axis	String	Y
attribute	latitude	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	latitude	long_name	String	Latitude
attribute	latitude	missing_value	float	2147483.8
attribute	latitude	standard_name	String	latitude
attribute	latitude	units	String	degrees_north
variable	time		double
attribute	time	_CoordinateAxisType	String	Time
attribute	time	actual_range	double	9.596448E8, 9.660384E8
attribute	time	axis	String	T
attribute	time	colorBarMaximum	double	9.660384E8
attribute	time	colorBarMinimum	double	9.596448E8
attribute	time	ioos_category	String	Time
attribute	time	long_name	String	Time
attribute	time	standard_name	String	time
attribute	time	time_origin	String	01-JAN-1970 00:00:00
attribute	time	units	String	seconds since 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z
variable	area		float
attribute	area	_FillValue	float	-9999999.0
attribute	area	actual_range	float	0.3, 1.9
attribute	area	colorBarMaximum	double	2.0
attribute	area	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	area	ioos_category	String	Other
attribute	area	long_name	String	Ocean Area Surveyed in the Transect
attribute	area	missing_value	float	-9999999.0
attribute	area	units	String	km2
variable	behav_code		byte
attribute	behav_code	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	behav_code	actual_range	byte	1, 3
attribute	behav_code	colorBarMaximum	double	3.0
attribute	behav_code	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	behav_code	comment	String	Code Description ------ -------------------- 1 Flying directionally 2 Sitting on water 3 Feeding
attribute	behav_code	ioos_category	String	Biology
attribute	behav_code	long_name	String	Behavior Code
attribute	behav_code	missing_value	byte	127
variable	flight_dir		short
attribute	flight_dir	_FillValue	short	1270
attribute	flight_dir	actual_range	short	0, 360
attribute	flight_dir	colorBarMaximum	double	360.0
attribute	flight_dir	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	flight_dir	comment	String	to nearest 10 degrees
attribute	flight_dir	ioos_category	String	Biology
attribute	flight_dir	long_name	String	Flight Direction
attribute	flight_dir	missing_value	short	400
attribute	flight_dir	units	String	degrees_true
variable	head_c		short
attribute	head_c	_FillValue	short	1270
attribute	head_c	actual_range	short	10, 360
attribute	head_c	colorBarMaximum	double	360.0
attribute	head_c	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	head_c	comment	String	to nearest 10 degrees
attribute	head_c	ioos_category	String	Location
attribute	head_c	long_name	String	Ship Course
attribute	head_c	missing_value	short	1270
attribute	head_c	units	String	degrees_true
variable	number		byte
attribute	number	_FillValue	byte	127
attribute	number	actual_range	byte	1, 125
attribute	number	colorBarMaximum	double	125.0
attribute	number	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	number	ioos_category	String	Biology
attribute	number	long_name	String	Unadjusted Number of Birds Recorded
attribute	number	missing_value	byte	127
attribute	number	units	String	count
variable	number_adj		float
attribute	number_adj	_FillValue	float	-9999999.0
attribute	number_adj	actual_range	float	0.052, 1350.0
attribute	number_adj	colorBarMaximum	double	1400.0
attribute	number_adj	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	number_adj	comment	String	Number of birds recorded after adjustment for the effect of bird movement relative to that of the ship (flux).
attribute	number_adj	ioos_category	String	Biology
attribute	number_adj	long_name	String	Adjusted Number of Birds Recorded
attribute	number_adj	missing_value	float	-9999999.0
attribute	number_adj	units	String	count
variable	species		String
attribute	species	comment	String	Species Code Description ------------ -------------------- AKCA Cassin's Auklet AKPA Parakeet Auklet AKRH Rhinoceros Auklet ALBF Black-footed Albatross ALLA Laysan Albatross COBR Brandt's Cormorant COPE Pelagic Cormorant FUNO Northern Fulmar GUCA California Gull GUGW Glaucous-winged Gull GUHR Heermann's Gull GUPI Pigeon Guillemot GURB Ring-bill Gull GUSA Sabine's Gull GUWE Western Gull JALT Long-tailed Jaeger JAPA Parasitic Jaeger JAPO Pomarine Jaeger LOAR Pacific Loon LOCO Common Loon MUCO Common Murre MUMA Marbled Murrelet MUXA Xantus' Murrelet PELB Brown Pelican PHNO Red-necked Phalarope PHRE Red Phalarope SHFF Flesh-footed Shearwater SHPF Pink-footed Shearwater SHSO Sooty Shearwater SKMA South Polar Skua STFT Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel STLE Leach's Storm-Petrel TEAR Arctic Tern
attribute	species	ioos_category	String	Biology
attribute	species	long_name	String	Species
variable	wspd		short
attribute	wspd	_FillValue	short	-9999
attribute	wspd	actual_range	short	0, 35
attribute	wspd	colorBarMaximum	double	15.0
attribute	wspd	colorBarMinimum	double	0.0
attribute	wspd	comment	String	Caution. Wind speed and direction may not be corrected for ship motion.
attribute	wspd	ioos_category	String	Wind
attribute	wspd	long_name	String	Wind Speed
attribute	wspd	missing_value	short	127
attribute	wspd	units	String	knots

The information in the table above is also available in other file formats (.csv, .htmlTable, .itx, .json, .jsonlCSV1, .jsonlCSV, .jsonlKVP, .mat, .nc, .nccsv, .tsv, .xhtml) via a RESTful web service.