Marine bird sighting and other data from platform in the Bering Sea as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 06 May 1976 to 19 August 1976 (NODC Accession 7700132)

Marine bird sighting and other data were collected from a platform in the Bering Sea from 06 May 1976 to 19 August 1976. Data were collected by the University of Wisconsin as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP). Data were processed by NODC to the NODC standard F034 Marine Bird Land 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 F034 format contains data from field observations of marine birds made along land survey tracks. These data are collected to provide information on population density and distribution and breeding locales. The contents and structure of data type file are similar to Marine Bird Sighting, Aircraft Census (F033), although the transect distance of land surveys will normally be shorter than that of ship and aircraft surveys. In this data type the investigator defines the lateral dimension of survey distance unit (a specified number of whole meters). Start and end position, date and elapsed time, and number of distance units are reported for each survey. Environmental information may include meteorological and adjacent sea surface conditions, distance to nearest shoreline, ice characteristics, and debris, including oil slicks. Species data may include age, sex, color, plumage, number of individuals, flight direction, behavior, and food source association. Any number of species may be reported within one observation time span.