Identification

Title

Bowhead Whale Abundance [George]

Alternative title(s)

255.010

Abstract

This dataset is comprised of data from ice-based visual census studies to estimate the abundance of the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Seas (BCBS) stock of bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus). These counts take place off Point Barrow, Alaska, in the spring, as the whales migrate from the Bering to the Beaufort Sea. They were conducted annually from 1978 to 1988 and again in 1993 and 2001. Adverse environmental conditions led to counts inadequate to support abundance estimates in 1979 and 1984. The data provide an estimate of the number of whales that passed within the 4km visual range of the observation perch from which the whales are counted. This dataset is part of the Pacific Marine Arctic Regional Synthesis (PacMARS) Project.

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data.eol.ucar.edu//dataset/255.010

protocol: https

name: Bowhead Whale Abundance [George] homepage

description: Dataset homepage

Unique resource identifier

code

255.010

codeSpace

Dataset language

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

oceans

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

dataset

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Resource Type

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2014-10-16

Keyword set

keyword value

Field Surveys

Keyword set

keyword value

Mammals

Oceanography

Arctic

Abundance

Biology

Keyword set

keyword value

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES

EARTH SCIENCE > BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS > POPULATION DYNAMICS

originating controlled vocabulary

title

Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2018-02-27

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-156.47917

East bounding longitude

-156.47917

North bounding latitude

71.38889

South bounding latitude

71.38889

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

1978-04-01T00:00:00Z

End position

2001-06-14T23:59:59Z

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2013-02-15T18:52:37Z

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Conformity

Data format

name of format

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Use constraints

none

Limitations on public access

none

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

contact position

Senior Wildlife Biologist

organisation name

Department of Wildlife Management, North Slope Borough

full postal address

P.O. Box 69

Barrow

99723

USA

telephone number

907-852-0350

email address

craig.george@north-slope.org

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

contact position

EOL Data Support

organisation name

UCAR/NCAR - Earth Observing Laboratory

full postal address

PO Box 3000

Boulder

80307-3000

email address

datahelp@eol.ucar.edu

web address

https://data.eol.ucar.edu/

name: homepage

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2024-02-07T22:41:52Z

Metadata language

eng; USA