National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
Physical Description:
1 folder
Physical Location:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Sublocation:
Box 111 Folder 5
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
North Pacific Ocean
Date Range:
1963
Start Date:
19631203
End Date:
19631217
Abstract:
This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, 1963, on the Northern Grid Survey 5. The Northern Grid Survey was conducted of a square section of the Pacific Ocean near Hawaii. Materials include bird observations, position data, and weather data. Bird observations include: time, species, number, dir., hgt., and remarks. Position data includes time, latitude and longitude, recorded hourly. Some include milestones from Oahu, Johnson Island, and other localities. Additional data sheets recorded time, lat., long., pres wea, vis, slp, dry b, wet b, dew pt, hum%, tl sky, opa sky, waves, sea temp, wind s, wind d, course, speed.
Topic:
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Search this
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