Marine bird sighting and other data from the NOAA Ship DISCOVERER and other platforms as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 07 July 1977 to 05 June 1981 (NODC Accession 8100693)

Marine bird sighting and other data were collected from the NOAA Ship DISCOVERER and other platforms from 07 July 1977 to 05 June 1981. Data were collected by the University of California (UC) as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F033 Marine Bird Sighting, Ship/Aircraft Census format. Full format description is available from NODC at www.nodc.noaa.gov/. An analog file for this accession is available from NODC user services.

The F033 format contains data from field observations of marine birds made along ship or aircraft survey tracks. These data are collected to provide information on population density and distribution. Start and end position, date and elapsed time, speed and course, platform type and observing techniques are reported for each survey. Environmental information may include meteorological and sea surface conditions, distances to the shoreline and shelf break, ice characteristics within and outside each transect and surface debris, including oil slicks. Species data may include age, sex, color, plumage, number of individuals, direction of flight, behavior and food source association. Any number of species may be reported within one observation time span.

1977年7月7日至1981年6月5日期间，研究团队从美国国家海洋和大气管理局（National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA）“发现者号”（DISCOVERER）科考船及其他观测平台收集了海洋鸟类目击记录及关联数据。该数据集由加利福尼亚大学（University of California, UC）作为外大陆架环境评估计划（Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program, OCSEAP）的组成部分开展采集工作。美国国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center, NODC）将这批数据整理为符合NODC标准的F033海洋鸟类目击、船舶/飞机普查格式。完整的格式说明可通过NODC官网www.nodc.noaa.gov获取。该入库数据集的模拟文件可通过NODC用户服务渠道获取。
F033格式包含沿船舶或飞机调查航线开展的海洋鸟类野外观测数据。此类数据的采集目的是提供海洋鸟类种群密度与分布情况的相关信息。每一项调查均会记录起止位置、观测日期、耗时、航速与航向、观测平台类型及观测方法。环境信息可涵盖气象与海表状况、距海岸线及陆架坡折的距离、各调查样带内外的冰情特征，以及包括浮油膜在内的海面漂浮垃圾。物种相关数据可包含个体年龄、性别、体色、羽衣状态、种群数量、飞行方向、行为模式及食物源关联信息。单次观测时段内可记录任意数量的物种信息。