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SIC 14, Shearwater, July-August 1966

by: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program

Publication date: 1966

Topics: Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, Ornithology

Collection: biodiversity; fieldnotesclir2016

Contributor: Smithsonian Institution Archives

Language: English

This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, 1966 on Southern Island Cruise 14 aboard the Shearwater. Materials include: bird observation sheets, fix data sheets, and climatological data sheets. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., hgt., remarks, and noon position. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, etc.). Fix data sheets include date, time and position data, distance data, time of fix, type of fix, longitude, and latitude. Climatological data includes time, lat., long., pres wea, vis, slp, dry b, wet b, dew pt, hum%, tl sky, opa sky, waves, sea temp, wind s, wind d, course, speed. Also included is a typed preliminary report

Abstract: This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, 1966 on Southern Island Cruise 14 aboard the Shearwater. Materials include: bird observation sheets, fix data sheets, and climatological data sheets. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., hgt., remarks, and noon position. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, etc.). Fix data sheets include date, time and position data, distance data, time of fix, type of fix, longitude, and latitude. Climatological data includes time, lat., long., pres wea, vis, slp, dry b, wet b, dew pt, hum%, tl sky, opa sky, waves, sea temp, wind s, wind d, course, speed. Also included is a typed preliminary report.