Marine Bird Sightings, Ship/Aircraft (F033)
FILE TYPE 033 - MARINE BIRD SIGHTINGS, SHIP/AIRCRAFT - 1/18/78 VERSION
THIS FORMAT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING
BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO IMPACT FROM PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT. DATA CAN BE REPORTED FOR DERIVING SEASONAL DENSITY
DISTRIBUTIONS, MIGRATORY ROUTES AND BREEDING LOCALES FOR SELECTED MARINE
BIRD SPECIES. THIS FORMAT IS STRUCTURED TO REPORT SHIP AND AIRCRAFT
OBSERVATIONS ALONG SPECIFIC TRANSECTS.
THE FORMAT CONSISTS OF FIVE RECORDS FOR REPORTING BEGINNING AND END
POSITION OF TRANSECT, DATE AND ELAPSED TIME, SPEED AND COURSE, PLATFORM
AND SURVEY OPERATING INFORMATION. DETAILED ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
INCLUDES METEOROLOGICAL, SEA SURFACE AND WATER PROPERTIES, DISTANCES
TO SHORELINE AND SHELF BREAK, ICE CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE
EACH TRANSECT, OIL AND DEBRIS NEAR EACH STATION AND HABITAT DESCRIPTIONS.
SPECIES DATA INCLUDES AGE, SEX, COLOR, PLUMAGE, NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS,
DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, ACTIVITY, FOOD ASSOCIATION AND LINKAGE BETWEEN
SPECIES AND OTHER DATA RELEVENT TO MARINE BIRD OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIP
OR AIRCRAFT. TAXONOMIC CODE FIELDS FOR BOTH PREY AND PREDATOR ARE
INCLUDED. A TEXT RECORD ALSO IS AVAILABLE.
ALL RECORDS IN THIS FORMAT ARE 83 COLUMNS IN LENGTH. THIS FILE IS
SORTED BY STATION NUMBER, RECORD TYPE AND SEQUENCE NUMBER TO OBTAIN THE
PROPER SEQUENCE OF RECORDS.
THE FIRST NINE COLUMNS FOR ALL RECORDS ARE TO BE USED FOR FILE TYPE
(COLUMNS 1-3) AND FILE IDENTIFIER (COLUMNS 4-9). THE FILE IDENTIFIER, TO
BE ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGNATOR, IS A UNIQUE ORIGINATOR ID FOR EACH DATA
SUBMISSION. AFTER SUBMISSION, THE NODC REASSIGNS TO THIS FIELD A UNIQUE
NODC IDENTIFIER FOR INTERNAL USE.
*****NOTE IN REC '2' FOR BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WHERE VALUE EXCEEDS 999,
*****OMIT ONE-THOUSAND DIGIT
PARAMETER DESCRIPTION SC
LOCATION RECORD ALWAYS '1' 10
STATION NUMBER FIVE-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE 11
ORIGINATOR - ALSO INCLUDED IN RECORDS
2,3,4 AND 5
STARTING LATITUDE DDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'N' OR 'S' 16
STARTING LONGITUDE DDDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'E' OR 'W' 23
STARTING DATE (GMT) YYMMDD 31
STARTING TIME (GMT) XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES) 37
ENDING LATITUDE DDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'N' OR 'S' 41
ENDING LONGITUDE DDDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'E' OR 'W' 48
ELAPSED TIME XX (MINUTES) 56
TIME ZONE TWO-DIGIT FIELD PRECEDED BY + OR - SIGN 58
TO INDICATE GEOGRAPHIC TIME ZONE FOR
BENCHMARK
SPEED MADE GOOD XXX (WHOLE KNOTS) 61
COURSE MADE GOOD XX - TENS OF DEGREES (TOWARD) 64
HEIGHT ABOVE SEA SURFACE XXX (WHOLE METERS) 66
OF OBSERVER'S EYES
PLATFORM TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0100 69
SAMPLING TECHNIQUE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0046 70
SHIP ACTIVITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0102 71
PHOTO(S) TAKEN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 72
WIDTH OF TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0060 73
ANGLE OF VIEW ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0113 74
OBSERVATION CONDITIONS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0041 75
DISTANCE MADE GOOD XXXX (KILOMETERS TO TENTHS) 76
WATCH TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0152 80
TRANSECT WIDTH XXX (WHOLE TENS OF METERS) 81
ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD ALWAYS '2' 10
STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11
DEPTH TO BOTTOM XXXX (WHOLE METERS) 16
DEPTH OF THERMOCLINE XXX (WHOLE METERS) 20
SURFACE TEMPERATURE XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 23
BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE
VALUE - DEG C TO TENTHS
SURFACE SALINITY XXX - PARTS PER THOUSAND TO TENTHS 27
DRY BULB TEMPERATURE XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 30
BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE
VALUE - DEG C TO TENTHS
WET BULB TEMPERATURE XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED 34
BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE
VALUE - DEG C TO TENTHS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY XX - PERCENT 38
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE XXXX (MILLIBARS TO TENTHS) 40
BAROMETRIC TREND ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0186 44
WIND DIRECTION TWO-DIGIT CODE - USE CODE 0110 - 45
DIRECTION FROM
WIND SPEED XX (WHOLE KNOTS) 47
SEA STATE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0109 49
SWELL DIRECTION TWO-DIGIT CODE - USE CODE 0110 - 50
DIRECTION FROM
SWELL HEIGHT XXX (METERS TO TENTHS) 52
WEATHER TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0159 55
CLOUD TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0053 57
CLOUD AMOUNT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0105 58
WATER COLOR TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0051 59
VISIBILITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 61
SUN DIRECTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0096 - 62
DIRECTION FROM
GLARE INTENSITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0035 63
GLARE AREA ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0034 64
LIGHT LEVEL XXX - EXPRESSED IN TENS OF FOOT-CANDLES 65
MOON PHASE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0040 68
TIDE HEIGHT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0049 69
RISING OR FALLING TIDE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0187 70
DISTANCE TO NEAREST XXXX (NAUTICAL MILES) 71
SHORELINE
DISTANCE TO SHELF BREAK XXX (NAUTICAL MILES) 75
SECCHI DEPTH XX (WHOLE METERS) 78
DEBRIS ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR DEBRIS 80
ENCOUNTERED BUT NOT BIRD ASSOCIATED -
USE CODE 0116
BLANKS 81
ICE RECORD ALWAYS '3 10
STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11
ICE IN TRANSECT COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 16
ICE IN TRANSECT TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0059 17
ICE IN TRANSECT FORM ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 18
ICE IN TRANSECT RELIEF ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0107 19
ICE IN TRANSECT THICKNESS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0061 20
ICE IN TRANSECT MELT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0058 21
ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 22
COVERAGE
ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0059 23
TYPE
ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 24
FORM
ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0107 25
RELIEF
ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0061 26
THICKNESS
ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0058 27
MELT
VISIBLE OPEN WATER TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED WHEN AREA OF 28
OPENING OPEN WATER IS VISIBLE IN DISTANCE - USE
CODE 0158
VISIBLE OPEN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 29
DIRECTION 28 CODED - USE CODE 0056
DISTANCE TO OPEN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 30
28 CODED - USE CODE 0106
VISIBLE OPEN WATER LEAD ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF '6', 31
OR POLYNYA '7' OR '8' IN COLUMN 28 CODED - USE
CODE 0157
VISIBLE ICE DESCRIPTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF '9' IN 32
COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0055
VISIBLE ICE DIRECTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 33
32 CODED - USE CODE 0056
DISTANCE TO VISIBLE ICE SAME AS ABOVE - USE CODE 0106 34
ARCTIC COD OBSERVED ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 35
EXCESS SEDIMENT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 36
ICE ALGAE LAYER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 37
MAMMAL TRACE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0036 38
OTHER FEATURES ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0036 39
ICE IN TRANSECT PATTERN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0188 40
ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0188 41
PATTERN
SHIP IN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0189 42
WIDTH OF LEAD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 43
DISTANCE OF SHIP FROM ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 44
EDGE OF LEAD OR POLYNYA
TIME OF ICE CONDITIONS XX - NUMBER OF MINUTES FROM STARTING 45
TIME TO OBSERVATION TIME
PERCENT WATER VERSUS XX - WHOLE PERCENT 47
LAND COVERED
SIZE OF PONDS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0013 49
DESCRIPTION OF OPEN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 50
ICE
OPEN WATER ICE COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 51
BLANKS 52
SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - USED FOR SORTING RECORDS WITHIN 78
A STATION
BLANKS 81
TEXT RECORD ALWAYS '4' 10
STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11
TEXT 62-CHARACTER FIELD FOR COMMENTS OR 16
PERTINENT INFORMATION
SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD '3' 78
BLANKS 81
DATA RECORD ALWAYS '5' 10
STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11
TIME (ELAPSED) XX - NUMBER OF MINUTES FROM STARTING 16
TIME TO OBSERVATION TIME
TAXONOMIC CODE TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC 18
TAXONOMIC CODES
SPECIES GROUP TWO-CHARACTER CODE - ASSOCIATED WITH 30
TAXONOMIC CODES - USE INVESTIGATOR'S
INTERNAL CODES
AGE CLASS GROUP ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0112 32
SEX ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0101 33
COLOR PHASE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0115 34
PLUMAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0043 35
MOLT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0039 36
NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS XXXXX - NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PER 37
SPECIES
COUNTING METHOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0097 42
RELIABILITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0044 43
DISTANCE MEASUREMENT TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0118 44
DISTANCE FROM OBSERVATION XXX (WHOLE METERS) 45
PLATFORM TO BIRDS
DIRECTION OF FLIGHT XX - TENS OF DEGREES (TOWARD) 48
TYPE OF ASSOCIATION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0050 50
LINKAGE FOR MULTISPECIES XXX - SEQUENCE NUMBER OF THE GROUP 51
WITHIN ONE OBSERVATION TIME BLOCK (BLANK
FOR SINGLE BIRDS)
NUMBER OF SPECIES XX - SHOULD EQUAL THE NUMBER OF CARDS 54
PARTICIPATING WITH THE SAME SEQUENCE NUMBER, COLS
51-53
BEHAVIOR (ACTIVITY) TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0142 56
SPECIAL MARKS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0047 58
BIRD CONDITION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0114 59
FOOD SOURCE ASSOCIATION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0032 60
TAXONOMIC CODE FOR FOOD TEN-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC 61
SPECIES CODES FOR PREY SPECIES - IDENTIFY TO
SPECIES LEVEL ONLY
DEBRIS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0116 71
OIL ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0099 72
DISTANCE FROM NEAREST XXX (NAUTICAL MILES) 73
BREEDING COLONY
HABITAT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - UP TO 2 DIFFERENT 76
HABITATS CAN BE REPORTED - CODE FROM
RIGHT TO LEFT - USE CODE 0098
SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD '3' 78
SUBSTRATE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0103 81
COVER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0143 82
OUTSIDE ZONE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0042 83