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 135 Folder 1
Record type:
Fieldbook record
Object Type:
Field notes
Place:
North Pacific Ocean
Date Range:
1967
Start Date:
19670105
End Date:
19670120
Abstract:
This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, on the Northern Grid Cruise 36 aboard the USS George Eastman, January 1967. Materials include: ship weather observation sheets, fix data, and bird observation sheets (At Sea Daily Log E). Ship weather observation sheets include: vessel, location, date, time, winds, visibility, barometer, temperature, clouds, sea water temp., sea waves, and swell waves. Fix data sheets include date, time and position data, distance data, time of fix, type of fix, longitude, latitude, wind dir., wind sp., wave dir., wave hgt. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., hgt., and remarks. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, calling, etc.). Also includes photocopied preliminary report.
Topic:
Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program Search this
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