Burkhardt, Elke (2018): Whale sightings during POLARSTERN cruise PS98 (ANT-XXXI/4) [dataset]. Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.896841
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Published: 2018-12-19 • DOI registered: 2019-01-17
Further details:
Information for MAPS whale sighting data (2018-12-18). hdl:10013/epic.24d813e7-0158-4fc3-bc99-0f4ebb6beecc
Project(s):
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 25.137004 * Median Longitude: -19.650436 * South-bound Latitude: -47.600700 * West-bound Longitude: -60.616530 * North-bound Latitude: 42.238950 * East-bound Longitude: -11.343950
Date/Time Start: 2016-04-12T17:19:13 * Date/Time End: 2016-05-07T09:26:59
Event(s):
PS98-track * Latitude Start: -53.144700 * Longitude Start: -70.909100 * Latitude End: 53.563960 * Longitude End: 8.548130 * Date/Time Start: 2016-04-11T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2016-05-14T00:00:00 * Campaign: PS98 (ANT-XXXI/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:
21 data points
Data
| 1 Date/Time | 2 Latitude | 3 Longitude | 4 Whale | 5 Certainty | 6 Ind [#] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-12T17:19 | -47.60070 | -60.61653 | Delphinus delphis | definite | 1 |
| 2016-05-04T11:13 | 30.52232 | -14.74068 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >20 |
| 2016-05-05T15:34 | 35.25158 | -13.43002 | Balaenoptera acutorostrata | definite | 2 |
| 2016-05-05T19:46 | 35.95768 | -13.22777 | Dolphins, unidentified | definite | >10 |
| 2016-05-06T18:38 | 39.77445 | -12.10312 | Balaenoptera physalus | probable | >5 |
| 2016-05-06T18:53 | 39.81475 | -12.09098 | Balaenoptera physalus | probable | 2 |
| 2016-05-07T09:26 | 42.23895 | -11.34395 | Balaenoptera physalus | probable | 1 |