Marshall-Gilberts, Shearwater, October-November 1964
date: label: Date Range
content: 1964
label: Start Date
content: 19641001
label: End Date
content: 19641127
notes: label: Abstract
content: 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.
place: label: Place
content: North Pacific Ocean
label: Place
content: Marshall Islands
label: Place
content: Kiribati
label: Place
content: Taongi
label: Place
content: Bikar
label: Place
content: Kwajalein
topic: label: Topic
content: Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
label: Topic
content: Ornithology
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content: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
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content: National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Smithsonian Field Book Project
identifier: label: Accession #
content: SIA RU000245
objectType: label: Record type
content: Fieldbook record
label: Object Type
content: Field notes
objectRights: label: Access Information
content: 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.
physicalDescription: label: Collection name
content: National Museum of Natural History, Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, records, circa 1961-1973, with data from 1923
label: Physical Description
content: 1 folder
label: Physical Location
content: Smithsonian Institution Archives
label: Sublocation
content: Box 118 Folder 6