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Title: cdas_risso
Short Name: cdas_risso
Status: Completed
Abstract:

Risso's dolphin density off California | Description Source: MMS

Notes:

Converted from FGDC using 'fgdc_to_inport_xml_entity.pl' script.

Data Attributes

Attribute Summary

Rubric Score Primary Key? Name Type Description
100
FID Unknown Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI
100
Shape Unknown Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI
100
FID_1 Unknown Unknown | Description Source: MMS
100
ID Unknown Station ID | Description Source: MMS
100
STUDY VARCHAR Study Area - This field identifies the companion effort records accessed by programs for calculating density. In this database, sighting records have one of the following codes: | Description Source: MMS
100
PLATFORM VARCHAR Observer platform | Description Source: MMS
100
ON VARCHAR Observation information - This field indicates whether the observation should be used for density calculations. | Description Source: MMS
100
EFFDATE Unknown Date | Description Source: MMS
100
DATE_ Unknown date of observation | Description Source: MMS
100
TIME Unknown Time of observation | Description Source: MMS
100
SPECIES Unknown Species code | Description Source: MMS
100
NUMBER Unknown Abundance | Description Source: MMS
100
Latitude Unknown Latitude | Description Source: MMS
100
DECLONG Unknown Unknown | Description Source: MMS
100
WIDTH Unknown Transect width | Description Source: MMS
100
NEWBORNS Unknown Number of newborns | Description Source: MMS
100
MALES Unknown Adult male abundance | Description Source: MMS
100
FEMALES Unknown Adult female abundance | Description Source: MMS
100
AGE VARCHAR Age code - Age code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS
100
SEX VARCHAR Gender code - Gender code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS
100
PLUMAGE Unknown Used for seabirds. | Description Source: MMS
100
ASSOC VARCHAR coded associations with observed animal - Coded associations, | Description Source: MMS
100
DIRECTION Unknown Animal movement | Description Source: MMS
100
GROUP VARCHAR Group formation | Description Source: MMS
100
BEHAVIOR VARCHAR behavior | Description Source: MMS
100
ALTITUDE Unknown Plane altitude | Description Source: MMS
100
DECLINE Unknown Declination angle, nearest degree | Description Source: MMS
100
DISTANCE Unknown Direct distance when first sighted; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS
100
PERPDIST Unknown Distance at right-angle to track line; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS
100
RELDIR Unknown Relative sighting direction, i.e., bearing, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS
100
DISTCODE Unknown For seabirds | Description Source: MMS
100
COMMENT Unknown Additional details | Description Source: MMS
100
WEATHER VARCHAR Weather | Description Source: MMS
100
CLOUDS VARCHAR Cloud cover code: | Description Source: MMS
100
WIND Unknown Direction from, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS
100
SEASTATUS Unknown Beaufort scale | Description Source: MMS
100
GLAREDIR Unknown Glare segment start (01-12 from clock, with 12 directly ahead on transect), followed by glare segment end (01-12). | Description Source: MMS
100
GLARE VARCHAR GLARE PERCENT | Description Source: MMS
100
SEATEMP Unknown Sea Surface Temperature, nearest 0.1 degree C; Note: -99= inoperative PRT or no measurements taken | Description Source: MMS
100
RECORD Unknown Record Number in this database. | Description Source: MMS
100
Longitude Unknown Longitude | Description Source: MMS
100
FID_2 Unknown Unknown | Description Source: MMS
100
LABEL Unknown Unknown | Description Source: MMS
100
UNIQUEID Unknown Unknown | Description Source: MMS

Attribute Details

FID

CC ID: 533643
Seq. Order: 1
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Internal feature number. | Description Source: ESRI

Allowed Values: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.

Shape

CC ID: 533644
Seq. Order: 2
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Feature geometry. | Description Source: ESRI

Allowed Values: Coordinates defining the features.

FID_1

CC ID: 533645
Seq. Order: 3
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unknown | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

ID

CC ID: 533646
Seq. Order: 4
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Station ID | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unique station ID

STUDY

CC ID: 533647
Seq. Order: 5
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Study Area - This field identifies the companion effort records accessed by programs for calculating density. In this database, sighting records have one of the following codes: | Description Source: MMS

PLATFORM

CC ID: 533648
Seq. Order: 6
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observer platform | Description Source: MMS

ON

CC ID: 533649
Seq. Order: 7
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Observation information - This field indicates whether the observation should be used for density calculations. | Description Source: MMS

EFFDATE

CC ID: 533650
Seq. Order: 8
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Date | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: This field identifies the corresponding date in the effort database at the finest resolution possible for the particular dataset. For earlier studies, this may be the midpoint of the month in which the survey occurred. For some other studies it is the midpoint of the date range of the survey. For the most recent studies it is the date of the observation itself. Format=YYYYMMDD

DATE_

CC ID: 533651
Seq. Order: 9
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

date of observation | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: This field identifies the date of the observation.

TIME

CC ID: 533652
Seq. Order: 10
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Time of observation | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: 24 hour clock is used. Seconds may be blank, especially in earlier surveys.

SPECIES

CC ID: 533653
Seq. Order: 11
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Species code | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Species Code based on USFWS bird banding code and Investigator's field codes

NUMBER

CC ID: 533654
Seq. Order: 12
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Abundance | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of animals counted in sighting

Latitude

CC ID: 533655
Seq. Order: 13
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Latitude | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Decimal degrees of latitude(Format=DDDD.DDDDD)

DECLONG

CC ID: 533656
Seq. Order: 14
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unknown | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

WIDTH

CC ID: 533657
Seq. Order: 15
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Transect width | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Search corridor width (km)

NEWBORNS

CC ID: 533658
Seq. Order: 16
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Number of newborns | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of newborns in sighting

MALES

CC ID: 533659
Seq. Order: 17
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Adult male abundance | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of adult males in sighting

FEMALES

CC ID: 533660
Seq. Order: 18
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Adult female abundance | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Number of adult females in sighting

AGE

CC ID: 533661
Seq. Order: 19
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Age code - Age code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS

SEX

CC ID: 533662
Seq. Order: 20
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Gender code - Gender code used for seabirds and pinnipeds, | Description Source: MMS

PLUMAGE

CC ID: 533663
Seq. Order: 21
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Used for seabirds. | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

ASSOC

CC ID: 533664
Seq. Order: 22
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

coded associations with observed animal - Coded associations, | Description Source: MMS

DIRECTION

CC ID: 533665
Seq. Order: 23
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Animal movement | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Direction of movement; degrees magnetic

GROUP

CC ID: 533666
Seq. Order: 24
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Group formation | Description Source: MMS

BEHAVIOR

CC ID: 533667
Seq. Order: 25
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

behavior | Description Source: MMS

ALTITUDE

CC ID: 533668
Seq. Order: 26
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Plane altitude | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Feet above sea level (ASL)

DECLINE

CC ID: 533669
Seq. Order: 27
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Declination angle, nearest degree | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

DISTANCE

CC ID: 533670
Seq. Order: 28
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Direct distance when first sighted; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

PERPDIST

CC ID: 533671
Seq. Order: 29
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Distance at right-angle to track line; unit= feet | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

RELDIR

CC ID: 533672
Seq. Order: 30
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Relative sighting direction, i.e., bearing, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

DISTCODE

CC ID: 533673
Seq. Order: 31
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

For seabirds | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

COMMENT

CC ID: 533674
Seq. Order: 32
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Additional details | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

WEATHER

CC ID: 533675
Seq. Order: 33
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Weather | Description Source: MMS

CLOUDS

CC ID: 533676
Seq. Order: 34
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Cloud cover code: | Description Source: MMS

WIND

CC ID: 533677
Seq. Order: 35
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Direction from, degrees magnetic | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

SEASTATUS

CC ID: 533678
Seq. Order: 36
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Beaufort scale | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

GLAREDIR

CC ID: 533679
Seq. Order: 37
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Glare segment start (01-12 from clock, with 12 directly ahead on transect), followed by glare segment end (01-12). | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

GLARE

CC ID: 533680
Seq. Order: 38
Data Storage Type: VARCHAR
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

GLARE PERCENT | Description Source: MMS

SEATEMP

CC ID: 533681
Seq. Order: 39
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Sea Surface Temperature, nearest 0.1 degree C; Note: -99= inoperative PRT or no measurements taken | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

RECORD

CC ID: 533682
Seq. Order: 40
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Record Number in this database. | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

Longitude

CC ID: 533683
Seq. Order: 41
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Longitude | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Decimal degrees of longitude(Format=DDDD.DDDDD)

FID_2

CC ID: 533684
Seq. Order: 42
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unknown | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

LABEL

CC ID: 533685
Seq. Order: 43
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unknown | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

UNIQUEID

CC ID: 533686
Seq. Order: 44
Data Storage Type: Unknown
Required: No
Primary Key: No
Status: Active
Description:

Unknown | Description Source: MMS

Allowed Values: Unknown

Catalog Details

Catalog Item ID: 41262
GUID: gov.noaa.nmfs.inport:41262
Metadata Record Created By: Tyler Christensen
Metadata Record Created: 2017-04-06 10:33+0000
Metadata Record Last Modified By: SysAdmin InPortAdmin
Metadata Record Last Modified: 2022-08-09 17:11+0000
Metadata Record Published: 2018-07-12
Owner Org: NCCOS
Metadata Publication Status: Published Externally
Do Not Publish?: N
Metadata Last Review Date: 2018-07-12
Metadata Review Frequency: 1 Year
Metadata Next Review Date: 2019-07-12