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Database and documents created as part of the Beach Watch program between 1993 and 2005 (NCEI Accession 0069124)


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            title:  Database and documents created as part of the Beach Watch program between 1993 and 2005 (NCEI Accession 0069124)
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        abstract:  This dataset contains database data and documents that were collected by NOAA's Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) Beach Watch Program, administered by the Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association (FMSA). The databases Beach Watch Data.mdb and Front_End.mdb were exported by NCEI into ASCII text files. Databases contain taxonomic, oil spill, dead animal and other data.
        purpose:  This dataset is available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis.
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                            description:  Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2023. GCMD Keywords, Version 17. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords
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            otherConstraints:  Cite as: Hall, Jamie; Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association (2020). Database and documents created as part of the Beach Watch program between 1993 and 2005 (NCEI Accession 0069124). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0069124. Accessed [date].
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                title:  Photographic surveys of beach profiles and animals taken as part of the Beach Watch program from 1993-10-19 to 2008-03-01
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                    date:  2005-11-08
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                        title:  NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
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                    beginPosition:  1993-12-12
                    endPosition:  2008-03-01
        supplementalInformation:  Digital collections of Beach Watch's photographic slides in the National Centers for Environmental Information can be found by searching for the keyword "Beach Watch."
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                description:  NCEI Accession 0069124 v1.1 was published.
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                  DateTime:  2020-04-03T13:45:14Z
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