Laidre, Kristin L; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter (2011): (Table 3) Sea ice habitat characteristics and number of narwhal (Monodon monoceros) sightings in Baffin Bay in April 2008 [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.815147, In supplement to: Laidre, KL; Heide-Jørgensen, MP (2011): Life in the lead: extreme densities of narwhals Monodon monoceros in the offshore pack ice. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 423, 269-278, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps08941
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Coverage:
Median Latitude: 67.750000 * Median Longitude: -59.500000 * South-bound Latitude: 67.000000 * West-bound Longitude: -61.000000 * North-bound Latitude: 68.500000 * East-bound Longitude: -58.000000
Date/Time Start: 2008-04-03T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-04-03T00:00:00
Event(s):
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | Subtransect | Subtransect | Laidre, Kristin L | of survey | ||
| 3 | Number | No | Laidre, Kristin L | Digital aerial photography | of digital images | |
| 4 | Area | Area | km2 | Laidre, Kristin L | survey area covered | |
| 5 | Open water | Open water | % | Laidre, Kristin L | Digital aerial photography | |
| 6 | New ice | New ice | % | Laidre, Kristin L | Digital aerial photography | |
| 7 | Old ice | Old ice | % | Laidre, Kristin L | Digital aerial photography | medium/heavy pack ice |
| 8 | Number of observations | NOBS | # | Laidre, Kristin L | narwhal sightings |
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Size:
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Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Subtransect | 3 No | 4 Area [km2] | 5 Open water [%] | 6 New ice [%] | 7 Old ice [%] | 8 NOBS [#] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-04-03 | 39 | 206 | 9.33 | 2.1 | 21.3 | 76.6 | 2 |
| 2008-04-03 | 40 | 244 | 11.09 | 13.2 | 8.5 | 78.3 | 23 |
| 2008-04-03 | 41 | 204 | 9.24 | 1.0 | 9.6 | 89.3 | 1 |
| 2008-04-03 | 42 | 234 | 10.59 | 1.4 | 22.2 | 76.4 | 22 |
| 2008-04-03 | 43 | 113 | 5.16 | 0.9 | 7.9 | 91.2 | 0 |
| 2008-04-03 | 44 | 194 | 8.78 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 93.2 | 2 |
| 2008-04-03 | 45 | 118 | 5.39 | 0.2 | 7.5 | 92.3 | 7 |
| 2008-04-03 | 46 | 252 | 11.41 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 94.6 | 3 |