Marshall-Gilberts, Shearwater, October-November 1964

Related Titles

Contained In: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923

Series: Biodiversity Heritage Library Field Notes Project

Series: SIA RU000245

By

National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program

Type

Book

Material

Archival material

Publication info

1964

Notes

This item consists of a folder of data collected at sea by Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program staff, 1964, in the area of Marshall Islands and Gilbert Islands (Kiribati). Materials include: bird observation data, fix data, at sea daily observations summary sheets, and climatological data sheets. Bird observation sheets list time, species, #, dir., hgt., and remarks. Observation summary sheets include abundance data for birds including total abundance and abundance of bird groups (Shearwater-Petrel-Albatross Group, Tropicbirds, etc.). Climatological data sheets include: recorded 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 photocopied progress report. Localities include: Taongi Atoll, Bikar Atoll, Taka Atoll, Jemo Atoll, Erikub Atoll, and Kwajalein Atoll.

Subjects

Bikar , Field notes , Kiribati , Kwajalein , Marshall Islands , North Pacific Ocean , Ornithology , Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program , Taongi

BHL Collections

BHL Field Notes Project

Smithsonian Field Books collection

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.140391