©2020 Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office.Seabird Survey Observations from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer during cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202, and NBP0204 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project)
Seabird Survey Observations from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer during cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202, and NBP0204 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002.
PI Notes:
Time and Yearday can be used in conjunction with alongtrack data [https://www.bco-dmo.org/dataset/2345] to find latitude, longitude and ship's heading information.
| Common Name | Code | Scientific Name |
|---|---|---|
| Adelie Penguin | adpe | Pygoscelis adeliae |
| Antarctic Petrel | anpe | Thalassoica antarctica |
| Broadbilled (Antarctic) Prion | anpe | Pachyptila vittata (des.) |
| Antarctic Tern | ante | Sterna vittata |
| Black-browed Albatross | bbal | Diomedea melanophris |
| Black-bellied Storm-petrel | bbsp | Fregetta tropica |
| Imperial Shag (Blue-eyed Shag) | besh | Phalacrocorax atriceps |
| Blue Petrel | blpe | Halobaena caerulea |
| Antarctic (Brown) Skua | brsk | Catharacta (skua) lonnbergi |
| Cape Petrel ('Pintado Petrel') | cape | Daption capense |
| Chinstrap Penguin | chpe | Pygoscelis antarctica |
| Crabeater Seal | crse | Lobodon carcinophagus |
| Elephant Seal | else | Mirounga leonina |
| Emperor Penguin | empe | Aptenodytes forsteri |
| Antarctic Fur Seal | fuse | Arctocephalus gazella |
| Grey-headed Albatross | ghal | Diomedea chrysostoma |
| Humpback Whale | huwh | Megaptera novaeangliae |
| Dominican Gull (Kelp Gull) | kegu | Larus dominicanus |
| Leopard Seal | lese | Hydrurga leptonyx |
| Minke Whale | miwh | Balaenoptera acutorostrata |
| Ross Seal | rose | Ommatophoca rossi |
| Southern Giant Petrel | sgpe | Macronectes giganteus |
| Snow Petrel | snpe | Pagodroma nivea |
| Southern Fulmar | sofu | Fulmarus glacialoides |
| Sooty Shearwater | sosh | Puffinus griseus |
| South Polar Skua | spsk | Catharacta maccormicki |
| Unknown Albatross | unal | nd |
| Unidentified Petrel | unpe | nd |
| Unidentified Prion | unpr | nd |
| Unidentified Seal | unse | nd |
| unidentified large Skua | unsk | nd |
| Unidentified storm-petrel | unsp | nd |
| Unidentified Whale | unwh | nd |
| Weddell Seal | wese | Leptonychotes weddellii |
| Wilsons Storm-petrel | wisp | Oceanites oceanicus |
| Code | Description | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feeding | Birds or seals observed handling foods or birds attempting to catch food |
| 2 | Milling | Birds observed foraging or circling |
| 3 | In transit | Birds or seals moving in a direct line in a definite direction |
| 4 | Resting on Ice | Applies to both birds and seals |
| 5 | Resting on Water | Applies to both birds and seals |
| 6 | Following Ship | Birds only |
| 7 | dipping, possible feeding | |
| 8 | Attracted to ship |
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3 | 300 m transect on the port side |
| 6 | 600 m transect on the port side |
| 0 | >600 m on port side |
| 1 | Starboard side (No distance limit) |
Last updated November 23, 2005; gfh
Chapman, E. (2003) Seabird Survey Observations from RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer during cruises NBP0103, NBP0104, NBP0202, and NBP0204 in the Southern Ocean from 2001-2002 (SOGLOBEC project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). (Version 1) Version Date 2003-01-27 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. doi:10.1575/1912/bco-dmo.2353.1 [access date]
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