Burkhardt, Elke (2018): Whale sightings during POLARSTERN cruise PS105 [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.896283
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Published: 2018-11-27 • DOI registered: 2018-12-26
Further details:
Information for MAPS whale sighting data (2018-12-18). hdl:10013/epic.24d813e7-0158-4fc3-bc99-0f4ebb6beecc
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 3.222152 * Median Longitude: -30.406353 * South-bound Latitude: -48.316020 * West-bound Longitude: -61.638700 * North-bound Latitude: 52.705950 * East-bound Longitude: 4.056120
Date/Time Start: 2017-03-22T13:15:38 * Date/Time End: 2017-04-19T10:41:36
Event(s):
PS105-track * Latitude Start: -53.144700 * Longitude Start: -70.909100 * Latitude End: 53.567500 * Longitude End: 8.554800 * Date/Time Start: 2017-03-21T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2017-04-20T00:00:00 * Campaign: PS105 (ANT-XXXII/4) * Basis: Polarstern * Method/Device: Underway cruise track measurements (CT)
Comment:
Date/Time is given in UTC. Certainty of identification: definite if observer clearly identified the species. The number of individuals is binned according to the options given in the data acquisition software: 1, 2, 3, less equal 5, less equal 10, greater than 10, greater than 20. More precise values may exist, due to observer comments.
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Burkhardt, Elke | Geocode | ||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Burkhardt, Elke | Geocode | ||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Burkhardt, Elke | Geocode | ||
| 4 | Whale species | Whale | Burkhardt, Elke | Visual observation | ||
| 5 | Certainty of identification | Certainty | Burkhardt, Elke | |||
| 6 | Individuals | Ind | # | Burkhardt, Elke | Visual observation |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC-BY-4.0)
Size:
60 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Whale | 5 Certainty | 6 Ind [#] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-22T13:15 | -48.31602 | -61.63870 | Eubalaena australis | definite | 2 |
| 2017-03-22T13:18 | -48.30873 | -61.62837 | Eubalaena australis | definite | 2 |
| 2017-03-22T14:19 | -48.15603 | -61.40665 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | 4 |
| 2017-03-22T14:27 | -48.13423 | -61.37483 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | 3 |
| 2017-03-22T14:36 | -48.11373 | -61.34490 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | 4 |
| 2017-03-24T21:20 | -39.43447 | -51.86490 | Physeter macrocephalus | definite | >5 |
| 2017-03-25T20:04 | -36.09608 | -48.58240 | Physeter macrocephalus | definite | 2 |
| 2017-04-06T15:00 | 9.97820 | -23.50060 | Globicephala melas | probable | >5 |
| 2017-04-08T08:06 | 18.40112 | -21.62667 | Globicephala melas | definite | >10 |
| 2017-04-09T17:12 | 24.01548 | -20.13747 | Large whale, unidentified | definite | 2 |
| 2017-04-10T09:17 | 25.86562 | -18.19583 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >10 |
| 2017-04-10T10:54 | 26.02573 | -17.95055 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >20 |
| 2017-04-10T12:55 | 26.22263 | -17.64943 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >10 |
| 2017-04-10T14:00 | 26.32775 | -17.48827 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >10 |
| 2017-04-10T14:43 | 26.39980 | -17.37770 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >10 |
| 2017-04-12T14:21 | 31.79632 | -14.45543 | Whale, unidentified | definite | 1 |
| 2017-04-12T14:53 | 31.88315 | -14.43067 | Whale, unidentified | definite | 2 |
| 2017-04-13T10:48 | 35.11145 | -13.53857 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >50 |
| 2017-04-16T12:07 | 46.26912 | -7.99123 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | 3 |
| 2017-04-19T10:41 | 52.70595 | 4.05612 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | 2 |