Marine bird sighting and other data from aircraft and other platforms as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 25 April 1978 to 27 September 1978 (NODC Accession 7900210)

Marine bird sighting and other data were collected from aircraft and other platforms from 25 April 1978 to 27 September 1978. 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.

1978年4月25日至1978年9月27日期间，研究人员通过航空器及其他观测平台收集了海洋鸟类观测记录及其他相关数据。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 and Data Center, NODC）已将所有数据处理为符合NODC标准的F033海洋鸟类观测、船舶/航空器普查格式。完整的格式说明可通过NODC官方网站www.nodc.noaa.gov获取。该存档数据集的模拟文件可通过NODC用户服务渠道获取。

F033格式存储了沿船舶或航空器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在于获取海洋鸟类的种群密度与分布情况相关信息。每份调查记录均包含起止位置、观测日期与耗时、航速与航向、观测平台类型及观测方法等核心信息。环境类数据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碎屑等内容。物种相关数据则可包含鸟类的年龄、性别、羽色、羽毛状态、个体数量、飞行方向、行为模式及与食物源的关联等细节。单次观测时段内可记录任意数量的鸟类物种观测结果。