Marine bird sighting and other data from platforms as part of the Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program (OCSEAP) from 17 June 1976 to 31 August 1976 (NODC Accession 7800255)

Marine bird sighting and other data were collected from platforms from 17 June 1976 to 31 August 1976. Data were collected by the Alaska State Department of Fish and Game 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.1976年6月17日至1976年8月31日期间，研究人员依托多类观测平台收集了海洋鸟类目击记录及其他相关数据。本次数据由阿拉斯加州鱼类与野生动物局作为外大陆架环境评估计划（Outer Continental Shelf Environmental Assessment Program, OCSEAP）的组成部分采集完成。美国国家海洋数据中心（National Oceanographic Data Center, NODC）已按照其标准的F033海洋鸟类目击记录、船舶/航空普查格式对数据进行标准化处理。完整的格式说明可通过NODC官方网站www.nodc.noaa.gov/查询获取。本数据集的模拟存档文件可通过NODC用户服务渠道获取。 F033格式存储了沿船舶或航空勘测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为海洋鸟类的种群密度与空间分布提供基础支撑信息。每一项勘测任务均需记录起止位置、观测日期与耗时、航行速度与航向、观测平台类型以及观测技术手段。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、每条样带内外的海冰特征，以及包括浮油在内的海面漂浮废弃物等内容。物种相关数据可包含鸟类的年龄、性别、羽色、羽毛状态、个体数量、飞行方向、行为模式以及与食物源的关联信息。单次观测时段内可记录任意数量的鸟类物种。