Description
AL3_MASS is a polygon shapefile representing 5 minute x 5 minute latitude x longitude cells that house the overall total biomass densities (kg/sq km) of up to 76 species of marine birds during periods of realtively cold or cool sea surface temperatures. Density for each of 76 marine bird species was multiplied by average body mass for that species, and these products summed for all species in a cell, to obtain total biomass density. Cells that were surveyed but in which no birds were observed have total biomass densities of zero.
Resources
| Name | Format | Description | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Citation URL | Unknown | Online Resource | Open resource |
| Citation URL | ZIP | Online Resource | Open resource |
| http://ccma.nos.noaa.gov/ecosystems/sanctuaries/california/html/data/shapes/bird_shapes.zip | ZIP | Downloadable Data | Open resource |
| GCMD Keyword Forum Page | Unknown | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2024. GCMD Keywords, Version 19. Greenbelt, MD: Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords | Open resource |
| Full Metadata Record | Unknown | View the complete metadata record on InPort for more information about this dataset. | Open resource |
| NOAA Data Management Plan (DMP) | NOAA Data Management Plan for this record on InPort. | Open resource |
Tags
- 1980-2001
- biomass
- biomass densities
- biomass densities(kg/sq km)
- bird
- california
- ca ocean
- central ca
- central_cal_assess
- coastal ocean
- cold surface water temperature
- coolwater period
- cordell bank
- doc/noaa/nos/nccos
- ecosystem
- environmental monitoring
- gulf of farallones
- kg/sq km
- la nia
- la nina
- marine
- marine biota
- marine bird
- marine birds
- monterey bay
- national centers for coastal ocean science
- national ocean service
- noaa
- ocean
- ocean off ca
- periods of cool sea surface temperature
- seabird
- u.s. department of commerce