SIC 14, Shearwater, July-August 1966
Close
Request permissionsDownload image PrintThis item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, 1966 on Southern Island Cruise 14 aboard the Shearwater. Materials include: bird observation sheets, fix data sheets, and climatological data sheets. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., hgt., remarks, and noon position. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, etc.). Fix data sheets include date, time and position data, distance data, time of fix, type of fix, longitude, and latitude. Climatological data includes 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. Also included is a typed preliminary report.
1966
Jul 05, 1966
Aug 26, 1966
Many of SIA's holdings are located off-site, and advance notice is recommended to consult a collection. Please email the SIA Reference Team at osiaref@si.edu.
North Pacific Ocean
SIA RU000245
National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
1 folder
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Box 131 Folder 4