EAC 32, Tioga County, December 1967

Abstract

This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, on the Eastern Area Cruise 32, aboard the USS Tioga County, 1967. Materials include: surface weather observations, bird observation data sheets, and fix data sheets. Bird observation sheets include time, species, #, dir., specimen or band no., and remarks. Remarks include physical descriptions of birds (colors, size, maturity), flock size, and behavior (sitting on water, feeding, calling, etc.). Fix data sheets include: ship, date, sunrise (time, lat., long.) sunset (time, lat., long.), total miles traveled, position (time, lat., long), and course or speed change. Synoptic observations include: day, position of ship, time, total cloud amt., wind, visibility, weather, pressure, air temp., clouds, course of ship, speed of ship, 3-hour pressure tendency, significant cloud, air sea diff., sea waves, swell waves, and other information. Also included is a typed preliminary report.

Date Range

1967

Start Date

Nov 30, 1967

End Date

Nov 30, 1967

Access Information

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Topic

• Animals
• Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
• Birds
• Ornithology

Place

North Pacific Ocean

Form/Genre

• Fieldbook record
• Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU000245

Collection name

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 142 Folder 13