FILE TYPE 033 - MARINE BIRD SIGHTINGS, SHIP/AIRCRAFT - 1/18/78 VERSION THIS FORMAT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT INVESTIGATIONS CONCERNING BIOLOGICAL POPULATIONS THAT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO IMPACT FROM PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT. DATA CAN BE REPORTED FOR DERIVING SEASONAL DENSITY DISTRIBUTIONS, MIGRATORY ROUTES AND BREEDING LOCALES FOR SELECTED MARINE BIRD SPECIES. THIS FORMAT IS STRUCTURED TO REPORT SHIP AND AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS ALONG SPECIFIC TRANSECTS. THE FORMAT CONSISTS OF FIVE RECORDS FOR REPORTING BEGINNING AND END POSITION OF TRANSECT, DATE AND ELAPSED TIME, SPEED AND COURSE, PLATFORM AND SURVEY OPERATING INFORMATION. DETAILED ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION INCLUDES METEOROLOGICAL, SEA SURFACE AND WATER PROPERTIES, DISTANCES TO SHORELINE AND SHELF BREAK, ICE CHARACTERISTICS WITHIN AND OUTSIDE EACH TRANSECT, OIL AND DEBRIS NEAR EACH STATION AND HABITAT DESCRIPTIONS. SPECIES DATA INCLUDES AGE, SEX, COLOR, PLUMAGE, NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS, DIRECTION OF FLIGHT, ACTIVITY, FOOD ASSOCIATION AND LINKAGE BETWEEN SPECIES AND OTHER DATA RELEVENT TO MARINE BIRD OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIP OR AIRCRAFT. TAXONOMIC CODE FIELDS FOR BOTH PREY AND PREDATOR ARE INCLUDED. A TEXT RECORD ALSO IS AVAILABLE. ALL RECORDS IN THIS FORMAT ARE 83 COLUMNS IN LENGTH. THIS FILE IS SORTED BY STATION NUMBER, RECORD TYPE AND SEQUENCE NUMBER TO OBTAIN THE PROPER SEQUENCE OF RECORDS. THE FIRST NINE COLUMNS FOR ALL RECORDS ARE TO BE USED FOR FILE TYPE (COLUMNS 1-3) AND FILE IDENTIFIER (COLUMNS 4-9). THE FILE IDENTIFIER, TO BE ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGNATOR, IS A UNIQUE ORIGINATOR ID FOR EACH DATA SUBMISSION. AFTER SUBMISSION, THE NODC REASSIGNS TO THIS FIELD A UNIQUE NODC IDENTIFIER FOR INTERNAL USE. *****NOTE IN REC '2' FOR BAROMETRIC PRESSURE WHERE VALUE EXCEEDS 999, *****OMIT ONE-THOUSAND DIGIT LOCATION RECORD ALWAYS '1' 10 STATION NUMBER FIVE-CHARACTER FIELD ASSIGNED BY THE ORIGINATOR - ALSO INCLUDED IN RECORDS 2,3,4 AND 5 11 STARTING LATITUDE DDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'N' OR 'S' 16 STARTING LONGITUDE DDDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'E' OR 'W' 23 STARTING DATE (GMT) YYMMDD 31 STARTING TIME (GMT) XXXX (HOURS AND MINUTES) 37 ENDING LATITUDE DDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'N' OR 'S' 41 ENDING LONGITUDE DDDMMSS PLUS HEMISPHERE 'E' OR 'W' 48 ELAPSED TIME XX (MINUTES) 56 TIME ZONE TWO-DIGIT FIELD PRECEDED BY + OR - SIGN TO INDICATE GEOGRAPHIC TIME ZONE FOR BENCHMARK 58 SPEED MADE GOOD XXX (WHOLE KNOTS) 61 COURSE MADE GOOD XX - TENS OF DEGREES (TOWARD) 64 HEIGHT ABOVE SEA SURFACE OF OBSERVER'S EYES XXX (WHOLE METERS) 66 PLATFORM TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0100 69 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0046 70 SHIP ACTIVITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0102 71 PHOTO(S) TAKEN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 72 WIDTH OF TRANSECT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0060 73 ANGLE OF VIEW ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0113 74 OBSERVATION CONDITIONS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0041 75 DISTANCE MADE GOOD XXXX (KILOMETERS TO TENTHS) 76 WATCH TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0152 80 TRANSECT WIDTH XXX (WHOLE TENS OF METERS) 81 ENVIRONMENTAL RECORD ALWAYS '2' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11 DEPTH TO BOTTOM XXXX (WHOLE METERS) 16 DEPTH OF THERMOCLINE XXX (WHOLE METERS) 20 SURFACE TEMPERATURE XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE - DEG C TO TENTHS 23 SURFACE SALINITY XXX - PARTS PER THOUSAND TO TENTHS 27 DRY BULB TEMPERATURE XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE - DEG C TO TENTHS 30 WET BULB TEMPERATURE XXXX NEGATIVE TEMPERATURES ARE PRECEDED BY A MINUS SIGN ADJACENT TO TEMPERATURE VALUE - DEG C TO TENTHS 34 RELATIVE HUMIDITY XX - PERCENT 38 BAROMETRIC PRESSURE XXXX (MILLIBARS TO TENTHS) 40 BAROMETRIC TREND ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0186 44 WIND DIRECTION TWO-DIGIT CODE - USE CODE 0110 - DIRECTION FROM 45 WIND SPEED XX (WHOLE KNOTS) 47 SEA STATE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0109 49 SWELL DIRECTION TWO-DIGIT CODE - USE CODE 0110 - DIRECTION FROM 50 SWELL HEIGHT XXX (METERS TO TENTHS) 52 WEATHER TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0159 55 CLOUD TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0053 57 CLOUD AMOUNT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0105 58 WATER COLOR TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0051 59 VISIBILITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 61 SUN DIRECTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0096 - DIRECTION FROM 62 GLARE INTENSITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0035 63 GLARE AREA ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0034 64 LIGHT LEVEL XXX - EXPRESSED IN TENS OF FOOT-CANDLES 65 MOON PHASE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0040 68 TIDE HEIGHT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0049 69 RISING OR FALLING TIDE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0187 70 DISTANCE TO NEAREST SHORELINE XXXX (NAUTICAL MILES) 71 DISTANCE TO SHELF BREAK XXX (NAUTICAL MILES) 75 SECCHI DEPTH XX (WHOLE METERS) 78 DEBRIS ONE-CHARACTER CODE FOR DEBRIS ENCOUNTERED BUT NOT BIRD ASSOCIATED - USE CODE 0116 80 BLANKS 81 ICE RECORD ALWAYS '3 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11 ICE IN TRANSECT COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 16 ICE IN TRANSECT TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0059 17 ICE IN TRANSECT FORM ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 18 ICE IN TRANSECT RELIEF ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0107 19 ICE IN TRANSECT THICKNESS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0061 20 ICE IN TRANSECT MELT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0058 21 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 22 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0059 23 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT FORM ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 24 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT RELIEF ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0107 25 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT THICKNESS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0061 26 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT MELT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0058 27 VISIBLE OPEN WATER TYPE OPENING ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED WHEN AREA OF OPEN WATER IS VISIBLE IN DISTANCE - USE CODE 0158 28 VISIBLE OPEN WATER DIRECTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0056 29 DISTANCE TO OPEN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0106 30 VISIBLE OPEN WATER LEAD OR POLYNYA ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF '6', '7' OR '8' IN COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0157 31 VISIBLE ICE DESCRIPTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF '9' IN COLUMN 28 CODED - USE CODE 0055 32 VISIBLE ICE DIRECTION ONE-CHARACTER CODE USED ONLY IF COLUMN 32 CODED - USE CODE 0056 33 DISTANCE TO VISIBLE ICE SAME AS ABOVE - USE CODE 0106 34 ARCTIC COD OBSERVED ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 35 EXCESS SEDIMENT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 36 ICE ALGAE LAYER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0095 37 MAMMAL TRACE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0036 38 OTHER FEATURES ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0036 39 ICE IN TRANSECT PATTERN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0188 40 ICE OUTSIDE TRANSECT PATTERN ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0188 41 SHIP IN WATER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0189 42 WIDTH OF LEAD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 43 DISTANCE OF SHIP FROM EDGE OF LEAD OR POLYNYA ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0157 44 TIME OF ICE CONDITIONS XX - NUMBER OF MINUTES FROM STARTING TIME TO OBSERVATION TIME 45 PERCENT WATER VERSUS LAND COVERED XX - WHOLE PERCENT 47 SIZE OF PONDS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0013 49 DESCRIPTION OF OPEN WATER ICE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0057 50 OPEN WATER ICE COVERAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0054 51 BLANKS 52 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - USED FOR SORTING RECORDS WITHIN A STATION 78 BLANKS 81 TEXT RECORD ALWAYS '4' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11 TEXT 62-CHARACTER FIELD FOR COMMENTS OR PERTINENT INFORMATION 16 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD '3' 78 BLANKS 81 DATA RECORD ALWAYS '5' 10 STATION NUMBER SEE RECORD '1' 11 TIME (ELAPSED) XX - NUMBER OF MINUTES FROM STARTING TIME TO OBSERVATION TIME 16 TAXONOMIC CODE TWELVE-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODES 18 SPECIES GROUP TWO-CHARACTER CODE - ASSOCIATED WITH TAXONOMIC CODES - USE INVESTIGATOR'S INTERNAL CODES 30 AGE CLASS GROUP ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0112 32 SEX ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0101 33 COLOR PHASE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0115 34 PLUMAGE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0043 35 MOLT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0039 36 NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS XXXXX - NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS PER SPECIES 37 COUNTING METHOD ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0097 42 RELIABILITY ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0044 43 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT TYPE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0118 44 DISTANCE FROM OBSERVATION PLATFORM TO BIRDS XXX (WHOLE METERS) 45 DIRECTION OF FLIGHT XX - TENS OF DEGREES (TOWARD) 48 TYPE OF ASSOCIATION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0050 50 LINKAGE FOR MULTISPECIES XXX - SEQUENCE NUMBER OF THE GROUP WITHIN ONE OBSERVATION TIME BLOCK (BLANK FOR SINGLE BIRDS) 51 NUMBER OF SPECIES PARTICIPATING XX - SHOULD EQUAL THE NUMBER OF CARDS WITH THE SAME SEQUENCE NUMBER, COLS 51-53 54 BEHAVIOR (ACTIVITY) TWO-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0142 56 SPECIAL MARKS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0047 58 BIRD CONDITION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0114 59 FOOD SOURCE ASSOCIATION ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0032 60 TAXONOMIC CODE FOR FOOD SPECIES TEN-CHARACTER CODE - USE NODC TAXONOMIC CODES FOR PREY SPECIES - IDENTIFY TO SPECIES LEVEL ONLY 61 DEBRIS ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0116 71 OIL ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0099 72 DISTANCE FROM NEAREST BREEDING COLONY XXX (NAUTICAL MILES) 73 HABITAT ONE-CHARACTER CODE - UP TO 2 DIFFERENT HABITATS CAN BE REPORTED - CODE FROM RIGHT TO LEFT - USE CODE 0098 76 SEQUENCE NUMBER XXX - SEE RECORD '3' 78 SUBSTRATE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0103 81 COVER ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0143 82 OUTSIDE ZONE ONE-CHARACTER CODE - USE CODE 0042 83 CODES USED IN FILE TYPE F033: 0013 SIZE OF POND ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- SMALL (DIAMETER < 200') 2 -- MEDIUM (DIAMETER 200'-1000') 3 -- LARGE (DIAMETER > 1000') 0032 FOOD SOURCE ASSOC ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- FLYING FISH 2 -- PREDATORY FISH OR MAMMAL 3 -- SQUID 4 -- PLANKTON 5 -- FOOD (BAIT) FISH 6 -- SCAVENGING 7 -- RORQUALS 8 -- COELENTERATES 9 -- CARCASS A -- OIL SLICK - WHALE B -- OIL SLICK - FISHING OR FISH PROCESSING 0034 GLARE AREA ---- -------------------- 0 -- 0 (NONE) 1 -- 1 - 10% 2 -- 10 - 25% 3 -- 25 - 50% 4 -- 50 - 75% 5 -- 75 - 100% 0035 GLARE INTENSITY ---- -------------------- 0 -- SLIGHT SUN GLARE 1 -- MODERATE SUN GLARE 2 -- INTENSE SUN GLARE 3 -- SLIGHT CLOUD GLARE 4 -- MODERATE CLOUD GLARE 5 -- INTENSE CLOUD GLARE 6 -- SLIGHT MOON GLARE 7 -- MODERATE MOON GLARE 8 -- INTENSE MOON GLARE 9 -- NO GLARE 0036 MAMMAL TRACE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- MEASURED AND FOUND 2 -- MEASURED AND COLLECTED 3 -- MEASURED AND NOT FOUND 4 -- NOT MEASURED 5 -- FECES 6 -- CARCASSES 7 -- PLACENTAS 8 -- OTHER (OR MORE THAN ONE ABOVE, SEE TEXT) 0039 MOLT ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- NOT EVIDENT 2 -- EVIDENT (PLUMAGE CHANGING) 3 -- NEW PLUMAGE 4 -- OLD (WORN) PLUMAGE 0040 MOON PHASE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- 0 - 1ST QUARTER, WAXING 2 -- 1ST QUARTER - 1/2, WAXING 3 -- 1/2 - 3RD QUARTER, WAXING 4 -- 3RD QUARTER TO FULL 5 -- FULL - 3/4, WANING 6 -- 3/4 - 1/2, WANING 7 -- 1/2 - 1/4, WANING 8 -- 1/4 - 0, WANING 0041 OBSERVATION COND ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- TERRIBLE 2 -- MARGINAL 3 -- POOR 4 -- AVERAGE 5 -- FINE 6 -- GOOD 7 -- EXCELLENT 0042 OUTSIDE ZONE ---- -------------------- 0 -- INSIDE ZONE 1 -- SHIP FOLLOWER 2 -- BIRD SEEN OUTSIDE OF COUNTING ZONE DURING A TRANSECT 3 -- BIRD SEEN WITHIN 1/2 HOUR BEFORE OR AFTER TRANSECT 4 -- BIRD ON OR OVER LAND SEEN DURING A TRANSECT 5 -- BIRD ON OR OVER LAND SEEN BEFORE OR AFTER A TRANSECT 6 -- BIRD FOUND SITTING ON SHIP BEFORE OR AFTER A TRANSECT 7 -- BIRD ON THE HORIZON 0043 PLUMAGE ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- PREJUVENILE MOLT 2 -- JUVENILE PLUMAGE 3 -- POST JUVENILE MOLT 4 -- FIRST WINTER (OR SUBADULT) PLUMAGE 5 -- PRENUPTIAL PLUMAGE 6 -- NUPTIAL PLUMAGE 7 -- POST NUPTIAL PLUMAGE 8 -- ECLIPSE PLUMAGE A -- ADULT WINTER PLUMAGE (INCLUDES SUBADULT WINTER AND/OR JUVENILE PLUMAGE WHERE INDISTINGUISHABLE FROM ADULT WINTER) 0044 RELIABILITY ---- -------------------- -- BLANK NO INFORMATION NOTED 0 -- EXACT COUNT 1 -- N +- 10% (N IS RECORD NUMBER ESTIMATE) 2 -- N - 25% 3 -- (2/3)N TO (3/2)N (3/2)N = N + 50% 4 -- (4/7)N TO (7/4)N (7/4)N = N + 75% 5 -- N/2 TO 2N 2N = N + 100% 6 -- N/3 TO 3N 3N = N + 200% 0046 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE ---- -------------------- 0 -- COUNT FROM LAND TO FIXED DISTANCE 1 -- COUNT FROM LAND TO HORIZON 2 -- COUNT FROM SHIP TO FIXED DISTANCE WITH NO ZONE 3 -- COUNT FROM SHIP TO FIXED DISTANCE WITH ZONE 4 -- COUNT FROM SHIP TO HORIZON WITH NO ZONE 5 -- COUNT FROM SHIP TO HORIZON WITH ZONE 6 -- COUNT FROM AIRPLANE TO FIXED DISTANCE WITH NO ZONE 7 -- COUNT FROM AIRPLANE TO FIXED DISTANCE WITH ZONE 9 -- OTHER TECHNIQUE (SEE TEXT) A -- COUNT FROM AIRPLANE TO FIXED DISTANCE FROM ONE SIZE, NO FIXED DISTANCE OTHER SIDE. ACTUAL DISTANCE TO EACH BIRD NOT RECORDED (SHORELINE SURVEY TWO OBSERVERS). B -- COUNT FROM AIRPLANE TO FIXED DISTANCE FROM BOTH SIDES OF AIRPLANE. ACTUAL DISTANCE TO EACH BIRD NOT RECORDED (TWO OBSERVERS). C -- COUNT FROM AIRPLANE TO NO FIXED DISTANCE FROM ONE SIDE OF AIRPLANE(SHORELINE SURVEY, ONE OBSERVER) D -- COUNT FROM AIRPLANE TO FIXED DISTANCE FROM ONE SIDE OF AIRPLANE(ONE OBSERVER). E -- COUNT FROM AIRPLANE, TOTAL COUNT OF A STATION. 0047 SPECIAL MARKS ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- TELEMETRY PACKAGE 2 -- DYE MARKED 3 -- COLOR LEG BANDS 4 -- LEG STREAMER 5 -- PATAGIAL TAG 6 -- SERVICE BAND ONLY 7 -- NASAL TAG 8 -- NECK COLLAR OR STREAMER 9 -- NONE A -- OTHER (SEE TEXT) 0049 TIDE HEIGHT ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- HIGH 2 -- 3/4 3 -- 1/2 4 -- 1/4 5 -- LOW 0050 TYPE OF ASSOCIATION ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- CETACEA (LARGE AND SMALL OR GROUP OR SOLITARY) 2 -- BIRD 3 -- PINNIPED 4 -- CETACEA/BIRD 5 -- CETACEA/PINNIPED 6 -- PINNIPED/BIRD 7 -- CETACEA/BIRD/PINNIPED 8 -- SHARK 9 -- BILLFISH 0051 WATER COLOR ---- -------------------- 01 -- PERCENT YELLOW 0 FOREL-ULE SCALE I 02 -- PERCENT YELLOW 2 FOREL-ULE SCALE II 03 -- PERCENT YELLOW 5 FOREL-ULE SCALE III 04 -- PERCENT YELLOW 9 FOREL-ULE SCALE IV 05 -- PERCENT YELLOW 14 FOREL-ULE SCALE V 06 -- PERCENT YELLOW 20 FOREL-ULE SCALE VI 07 -- PERCENT YELLOW 27 FOREL-ULE SCALE VII 08 -- PERCENT YELLOW 35 FOREL-ULE SCALE VIII 09 -- PERCENT YELLOW 44 FOREL-ULE SCALE IX 10 -- PERCENT YELLOW 54 FOREL-ULE SCALE X 11 -- PERCENT YELLOW 65 PERCENT BROWN 0 FOREL-ULE SCALE XI 12 -- PERCENT BROWN 2 FOREL-ULE SCALE XII 13 -- PERCENT BROWN 5 FOREL-ULE SCALE XIII 14 -- PERCENT BROWN 9 FOREL-ULE SCALE XIV 15 -- PERCENT BROWN 14 FOREL-ULE SCALE XV 16 -- PERCENT BROWN 20 FOREL-ULE SCALE XVI 17 -- PERCENT BROWN 27 FOREL-ULE SCALE XVII 18 -- PERCENT BROWN 35 FOREL-ULE SCALE XVIII 19 -- PERCENT BROWN 44 FOREL-ULE SCALE XIX 20 -- PERCENT BROWN 54 FOREL-ULE SCALE XX 21 -- PERCENT BROWN 65 FOREL-ULE SCALE XXI 31 -- GREEN 32 -- BLUE 33 -- GREY 34 -- RED 35 -- CHALKY 36 -- BROWN 37 -- LUMINESCENT 0053 CLOUD TYPE (WMO500) ---- -------------------- 0 -- CIRRUS 1 -- CIRROCUMULUS 2 -- CIRROSTRATUS 3 -- ALTOCUMULUS 4 -- ALTOSTRATUS 5 -- NIMBOSTRATUS 6 -- STRATOCUMULUS 7 -- STRATUS 8 -- CUMULUS 9 -- CUMULONIMBUS X -- CLOUD NOT VISIBLE OWING TO DARKNESS, FOG, DUSTSTORM, SANDSTORM, OR OTHER ANALOGOUS PHENOMENA 0054 ICE COVERAGE(WMO547) ---- -------------------- 0 -- LESS THAN 1/10 1 -- 1/10 2 -- 2/10 TO 3/10 3 -- 4/10 4 -- 5/10 5 -- 6/10 6 -- 7/10 TO 8/10 7 -- 9/10 8 -- 10/10 WITH OPENINGS 9 -- 10/10 WITHOUT OPENINGS 0055 KIND OF ICE (WMO663) ---- -------------------- 0 -- NO ICE 1 -- NEW ICE 2 -- FAST ICE 3 -- PACK OR DRIFT ICE 4 -- PACKED SLUSH OR SLUDGE 5 -- SHORE ICE 6 -- HEAVY FAST ICE 7 -- HEAVY PACK OR DRIFT ICE 8 -- HUMMOCKED ICE 9 -- ICEBERGS 0056 ICE BEARING (WMO739) ---- -------------------- 0 -- NO ICE EDGE (OPEN WATER) 1 -- TOWARDS NE 2 -- TOWARDS E 3 -- TOWARDS SE 4 -- TOWARDS S 5 -- TOWARDS SW 6 -- TOWARDS W 7 -- TOWARDS NW 8 -- TOWARDS N 9 -- IN SEVERAL DIRECTIONS 0057 ICE FORM (WMO1147) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- NO ICE 1 -- ICE OF LAND ORIGIN 2 -- PANCAKE ICE 3 -- BRASH ICE OR ICE CAKES 4 -- SMALL ICE FLOES 5 -- MEDIUM ICE FLOES 6 -- LARGE ICE FLOES 7 -- VAST ICE FLOES 8 -- GIANT ICE FLOES 9 -- FAST ICE 0058 MELT STAGE (WMO2650) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- NO MELT 1 -- DISCOLORED ICE 2 -- FLOODED ICE 3 -- FEW PUDDLES 4 -- MANY PUDDLES 5 -- PUDDLES WITH FEW THAW HOLES 6 -- PUDDLES WITH MANY THAW HOLES 7 -- THAW HOLES, NO PUDDLES 8 -- ROTTEN ICE 9 -- REFROZEN OR REFREEZING PUDDLES 0059 ICE DEVL (WMO3763) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- NO STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT 1 -- NEW ICE 2 -- ICE RIND, DARK NILAS, LIGHT NILAS 3 -- GRAY ICE 4 -- GRAY-WHITE ICE 5 -- THIN FIRST YEAR ICE 6 -- MEDIUM FIRST YEAR ICE 7 -- THICK FIRST YEAR ICE 8 -- SECOND YEAR ICE 9 -- MULTI YEAR ICE 0060 ZONE SCHEME ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- 0-100, 100-200, 200-300 METERS 1 -- 0-100, 100-200, 200-300, 300-500, 500-HORIZON 2 -- 0-100, 100-200, 200-300, 300-500, 500-800, 800-HORIZON 3 -- ACTUAL DISTANCE 4 -- 0-50, 50-150, 150-400, 400-HORIZON 5 -- 50 BOTH SIDES 6 -- 100 BOTH SIDES 7 -- 200 BOTH SIDES 0061 ICE THICK (WMO4006) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- LESS THAN 5 CM. 1 -- 5 TO 9 CM. 2 -- 10 TO 19 CM. 3 -- 20 TO 29 CM. 4 -- 30 TO 39 CM. 5 -- 40 TO 59 CM. 6 -- 60 TO 89 CM. 7 -- 90 TO 149 CM. 8 -- 150 TO 249 CM. 9 -- 250 CM. OR MORE 0095 COLLECTION ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- MEASURED AND FOUND (EXAMINATION MADE AND CHARACTERISTIC IS PRESENT) 2 -- MEASURED AND COLLECTED (OBSERVATION MADE) 3 -- MEASURED AND NOT FOUND (OBSERVATION MADE AND CHARACTERISTIC NOT PRESENT) 4 -- NOT MEASURED (OBSERVATION NOT MADE) N -- NO Y -- YES 0096 COMPASS DIRECTION ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- CALM (STATIONARY, NONE) 1 -- N 337.5 DEGREES TO 22.5 DEGREES 2 -- NE 22.5 DEGREES TO 67.5 DEGREES 3 -- E 67.5 DEGREES TO 112.5 DEGREES 4 -- SE 112.5 DEGREES TO 157.5 DEGREES 5 -- S 157.5 DEGREES TO 202.5 DEGREES 6 -- SW 202.5 DEGREES TO 247.5 DEGREES 7 -- W 247.5 DEGREES TO 292.5 DEGREES 8 -- NW 292.5 DEGREES TO 337.5 DEGREES 9 -- MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS (CONFUSED) A -- DIRECTLY OVERHEAD 0097 COUNTING METHOD ---- -------------------- 1 -- COUNTED BY ONES 2 -- COUNTED BY TWOS 3 -- COUNTED BY FIVES 4 -- COUNTED BY TENS 5 -- COUNTED BY FIFTIES 6 -- COUNTED BY HUNDREDS 7 -- COUNTED BY THOUSANDS 8 -- COUNTED BY TEN THOUSANDS 9 -- ESTIMATED BY MENTAL COMPARISON TO COUNT MADE FOR FLOCK OF SIMILAR SIZE SEEN RECENTLY (SAME ORDER OF MAGNITUDE) A -- ESTIMATED BY INSTANTANEOUS GUESS B -- COUNTED BY TWENTY-FIVES 0099 OIL ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- SLICK - TYPE INDETERMINABLE 1 -- SLICK - MADE FROM FISH OILS ("BAIT SLICK") 2 -- SLICK, PETROLEUM, THIN 3 -- SLICK, PETROLEUM, THICK 4 -- FROTHY, PETROLEUM, THIN 5 -- FROTHY, PETROLEUM, THICK 6 -- TAR, PETROLEUM, THIN 7 -- TAR, PETROLEUM, THICK 8 -- OTHER (SEE TEXT) 9 -- NONE OBSERVED A -- SOME TARBALLS FOUND B -- MANY TARBALLS FOUND C -- LIGHT SHEEN ON WATER D -- PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF PETROLEUM CONTAMIN.(SUCH AS OIL CANS,GAS TANKS,OILED CARDBOARD, ETC.) E -- ABNORMAL NUMBER OF MARINE CARCASSES F -- ABNORMAL NUMBER OF BIRD CARCASSES G -- MOTORIZED BOAT TIED UP OR OPERATING WITHIN 50FT. OF SAMPLING SITE H -- OTHER PETROCHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS (PLASTICS, ETC.) SEE NOTES IN TEXT 0100 PLATFORM TYPE ---- -------------------- 1 -- RESEARCH SHIP 2 -- NON-SPECIALIZED SHIP 3 -- SATELLITE 4 -- BALLOON 5 -- AIRPLANE 6 -- ANCHORED BUOY 7 -- DRIFTING BUOY 8 -- SUBMERGED FLOAT, ANCHORED 9 -- SUBMERGED FLOAT, DRIFTING A -- FIXED PLATFORM B -- FIXED COASTAL STATION/FIXED SHORE STATION C -- DRIFTING ICE D -- SUBMERSIBLE E -- HELICOPTER F -- SHORE OBSERVER (AUTO OR FOOT) G -- ICE STATION H -- GOOSE (AMPHIBIOUS AIRCRAFT) J -- P2V (AIRCRAFT) K -- SMALL BOAT L -- FISHING SHIPS M -- FERRYS N -- TUGS OR WORK BOATS P -- PRIVATE YACHTS Q -- CHARTER BOATS 0101 SEX ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- MALE 2 -- FEMALE 3 -- HERMAPHRODITE 4 -- TRANSITIONAL 5 -- GROUPED,BOTH SEXES PRESENT 6 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL FEMALE 7 -- HERMAPHRODITIC, FUNCTIONAL MALE 0102 SHIP ACTIVITY ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 1 -- STATIONARY/LAYING TO 2 -- DRIFTING 3 -- STEAMING 4 -- FISHING - STATIONARY 5 -- FISHING - STEAMING 6 -- ICE RAMMING 7 -- GARBAGE DUMPING 8 -- SURVEYING 0103 SUBSTRATA TYPE ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- MUD 2 -- SAND 3 -- SHELL 4 -- SMALL ROCKS 5 -- MEDIUM ROCKS 6 -- LARGE ROCKS 7 -- BEDROCK 8 -- WOOD 9 -- TIDEPOOL A -- DIRT B -- SCREE C -- VEGETATION D -- CLAY E -- PEAT F -- GRAVEL G -- BOULDERS H -- COMBINATIONS OF ABOVE (SEE TEXT) J -- TALAS K -- VOLCANIC ASH L -- CONCRETE M -- WOODEN PILINGS N -- PEBBLE P -- COBBLE Q -- SILT R -- MARL S -- SHINGLE 0105 CLOUD AMT (WMO2700) ---- -------------------- 0 -- 0 (ZERO) 1 -- 1 OKTA OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO (1/10 OR LESS, BUT NOT ZERO) 2 -- 2 OKTAS 2/10-3/10 3 -- 3 OKTAS 4/10 4 -- 4 OKTAS 5/10 5 -- 5 OKTAS 6/10 6 -- 6 OKTAS 7/10-8/10 7 -- 7 OKTAS OR MORE, BUT NOT 8 OKTAS (9/10 OR MORE, BUT NOT 10/10) 8 -- 8 OKTAS 10/10 9 -- SKY OBSCURED, OR CLOUD AMOUNT CANNOT BE ESTIMATED 0106 DISTANCE (WMO3600) ---- -------------------- 0 -- UP TO 1 NAUTICAL MILE 1 -- 1 - 2 NAUTICAL MILES 2 -- 2 - 4 NAUTICAL MILES 3 -- 4 - 6 NAUTICAL MILES 4 -- 6 - 8 NAUTICAL MILES 5 -- 8 - 12 NAUTICAL MILES 6 -- 12 - 16 NAUTICAL MILES 7 -- 16 - 20 NAUTICAL MILES 8 -- MORE THAN 20 NAUTICAL MILES 9 -- UNSPECIFIED OR NO. OBX. A -- LESS THAN 50 METERS (USE A TO E IN PLACE OF 0 FOR MORE SPECIFICITY) B -- 50 TO 200 METERS C -- 200 TO 500 METERS D -- 500 TO 1000 METERS E -- 1 TO 2 KILOMETERS 0107 ICE TOPO (WMO3962) ---- -------------------- / -- UNDETERMINED OR UNKNOWN 0 -- LEVEL ICE 1 -- RAFTED ICE 2 -- FINGER-RAFTED ICE 3 -- HUMMOCKS 4 -- NEW RIDGES 5 -- WEATHERED RIDGES 6 -- VERY WEATHERED RIDGES 7 -- AGED RIDGES 8 -- CONSOLIDATED RIDGES 9 -- STANDING FLOE 0109 SEA STATE (WMO3700) ---- -------------------- 0 -- CALM-GLASSY 0 FT (0 METERS) 1 -- CALM-RIPPLED 0-1/3 FT (0-.1METERS) 2 -- SMOOTH-WAVELET 1/3-1 2/3 FT (.1-.5 METERS) 3 -- SLIGHT 1 2/3 - 4 FT(.5-1.25 METERS) 4 -- MODERATE 4-8 FT(1.25-2.50 METERS) 5 -- ROUGH 8-13 FT(2.50-4.0 METERS) 6 -- VERY ROUGH 13-20 FT(4-6 METERS) 7 -- HIGH 20-30 FT(6-9 METERS) 8 -- VERY HIGH 30-45 FT(9-14 METERS) 9 -- PHENOMENAL >45 FT (>14 METERS) 0110 WIND-WAVE DIRECTION ---- -------------------- 00 -- CALM (NO WAVES-NO MOTION) 01 -- 5 DEGREES - 14 DEGREES 02 -- 15 DEGREES - 24 DEGREES 03 -- 25 DEGREES - 34 DEGREES 04 -- 35 DEGREES - 44 DEGREES 05 -- 45 DEGREES - 54 DEGREES 06 -- 55 DEGREES - 64 DEGREES 07 -- 65 DEGREES - 74 DEGREES 08 -- 75 DEGREES - 84 DEGREES 09 -- 85 DEGREES - 94 DEGREES 10 -- 95 DEGREES - 104 DEGREES 11 -- 105 DEGREES - 114 DEGREES 12 -- 115 DEGREES - 124 DEGREES 13 -- 125 DEGREES - 134 DEGREES 14 -- 135 DEGREES - 144 DEGREES 15 -- 145 DEGREES - 154 DEGREES 16 -- 155 DEGREES - 164 DEGREES 17 -- 165 DEGREES - 174 DEGREES 18 -- 175 DEGREES - 184 DEGREES 19 -- 185 DEGREES - 194 DEGREES 20 -- 195 DEGREES - 204 DEGREES 21 -- 205 DEGREES - 214 DEGREES 22 -- 215 DEGREES - 224 DEGREES 23 -- 225 DEGREES - 234 DEGREES 24 -- 235 DEGREES - 244 DEGREES 25 -- 245 DEGREES - 254 DEGREES 26 -- 255 DEGREES - 264 DEGREES 27 -- 265 DEGREES - 274 DEGREES 28 -- 275 DEGREES - 284 DEGREES 29 -- 285 DEGREES - 294 DEGREES 30 -- 295 DEGREES - 304 DEGREES 31 -- 305 DEGREES - 314 DEGREES 32 -- 315 DEGREES - 324 DEGREES 33 -- 325 DEGREES - 334 DEGREES 34 -- 335 DEGREES - 344 DEGREES 35 -- 345 DEGREES - 354 DEGREES 36 -- 355 DEGREES - 4 DEGREES 49 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES EQUAL TO OR LESS THAN 4 3/4 METERS) 99 -- WAVES CONFUSED, DIRECTION INDETERMINATE (WAVES GEATER THAN 4 3/4 METERS) WINDS VARIABLE,OR ALL DIRECTIONS OR UNKNOWN 0112 AGE CLASS GROUP ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- AFTER HATCHING YEAR -AHY- FIRST YEAR AFTER HATCHING YEAR -JANUARY 1ST TO DECEMBER 31ST. 2 -- HATCHING YEAR -HY- HATCHING DATE TO DECEMBER 31ST. A BIRD CAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLIGHT 4 -- LOCAL - A YOUNG BIRD INCAPABLE OF SUSTAINED FLIGHT - IF FINER CODIFICATION IS POSSIBLE SEE CODES A THRU G 5 -- SECOND YEAR - SY 6 -- AFTER SECOND YEAR - ASY 7 -- THIRD YEAR - TY 8 -- AFTER THIRD YEAR - ATY A -- BRIGHT BALL OF FLUFF. DOWN BRIGHT. PATTERNS DISTINCT (EXCEPT DIVING DUCKS). BODY ROUNDED. NECK AND TAIL NOT PROMINENT.(CODES A TO N USED FOR CLASSIFYING ON BASIS OF SIZE & APPEARANCE) B -- FADING BALL OF FLUFF. DOWN COLOR FADING, PATTERNS LESS DISTINCT. BODY STILL ROUNDED. NECK AND TAIL NOT YET PROMINENT. C -- GAWKY-DOWNY. DOWN COLOR AND PATTERNS FADED. NECK AND TAIL BECOME PROMINENT. BODY BECOMES LONG AND OVAL. D -- FIRST FEATHERS SHOW ON SIDE UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL SIDE VIEW SHOWS ONE-HALF OF SIDE AND FLANK FEATHERED. E -- MOSTLY FEATHERED. SIDE VIEW SHOWS ONE-HALF OF SIDE AND FLANK FEATHERED. PRIMARIES BREAK FROM SHEATHS. STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL SIDE VIEW SHOWS DOWN IN ONE OR TWO AREAS ONLY (NAPE, BACK OR UPPER RUMP). F -- LAST DOWN. SIDE VIEW SHOWS DOWN IN ONE OR TWO AREAS ONLY (NAPE, BACK OR UPPER RUMP). SHEATHS VISIBLE ON ERUPTED PRIMARIES THROUGH THIS CLASS. STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL PROFILE SHOWS NO DOWN. G -- FEATHERED-FLIGHTLESS. NO DOWN VISIBLE. PRIMARIES FULLY OUT OF SHEATHS BUT NOT FULLY DEVELOPED. STAYS IN THIS CLASS UNTIL CAPABLE OF FLIGHT. H -- FLYING YOUNG J -- HY OR AHY(CODES J TO S USED WHEN ONLY GROSS ESTIMATES CAN BE MADE) K -- HY OR AHY OR ASY L -- AHY OR ASY M -- HY OR AHY OR ASY OR ATY N -- AHY OR ASY OR ATY P -- ASY OR ATY Q -- ADULT R -- ACTUAL AGE KNOWN (SEE TEXT) S -- MIXED AGES (HY AND AHY) T -- EGG STAGE PRE-INCUBATION U -- EGG STAGE EARLY-INCUBATION V -- EGG STAGE LATE-INCUBATION W -- INDETERMINATE X -- SUBADULT 0113 ANGLE OF VIEW ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION (0 DEGREES=DEAD AHEAD) 0 -- 270 DEGREES-0 DEGREES PORT SIDE 1 -- 0 DEGREES-90 DEGREES STARBOARD SIDE 2 -- 270 DEGREES-90 DEGREES BOTH SIDES (0 DEGREES=DEAD AHEAD) 3 -- 0 DEGREES-90 DEGREES BOTH SIDES (0 DEGREES=DEAD AHEAD) 0114 BIRD CONDITION ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- OILED 2 -- LIGHTLY OILED - ONE OR TWO STREAKS OR SPOTS 3 -- MODERATELY OILED - MANY STREAKS OR SPOTS OR SMALL PATCH 4 -- HEAVILY OILED - LARGE PATCH 5 -- DEAD - LIGHTLY OILED 6 -- DEAD - MODERATELY OILED 7 -- DEAD - HEAVILY OILED 8 -- DEAD - UNKNOWN CAUSE 9 -- NOT OILED 0115 COLOR PHASE ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE - IN NORTHERN PACIFIC OCEAN, ALL SPECIES OF MARINE BIRDS WITH DIFFERENT COLOR PHASES, EXCEPT THE NORTHERN FULMAR, ARE EASILY RECOGNIZABLE TO WHICH COLOR PHASE THEY ARE. IN THE NORTHERN FULMAR, PLUMAGE COLORATION CAN RANGE FROM NEARLY PURE WHITE TO VERY DARK. ABILITY AT ASSIGNING A COLOR PHASE TO INDIVIDUALS OF THIS SPECIES INCREASES WITH OBSERVING EXPERIENCE, BUT A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SUBJECTIVITY CANNOT BE AVOIDED 1 -- DOUBLE LIGHT(NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY;NEARLY PURE WHITE) 2 -- LIGHT 3 -- LIGHT INTERMEDIATE (NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY) 4 -- INTERMEDIATE 5 -- DARK INTERMEDIATE (NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY) 6 -- DARK 7 -- DOUBLE DARK (NORTHERN FULMAR ONLY) 8 -- SPECIAL (HAS SPECIFIC MEANING FOR DIFFERENT SPECIES E.G. BRIDLED PHASE OF COMMON MURRE) 9 -- OTHER (SEE TEXT) 0116 DEBRIS ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- WOOD 2 -- SEAWEED 3 -- FUCUS 4 -- FOAM LINE 5 -- OFFAL 6 -- OTHER SHIP - ACTIVITY NOT NOTED 7 -- OTHER SHIP - FISHING 8 -- OTHER SHIP - DUMPING 9 -- NONE A -- OIL SLICK - UNIDENTIFIED B -- OIL SLICK - WHALE/FISH C -- OIL SLICK - PROCESSING BY-PRODUCT D -- OIL SLICK - PETROLEUM E -- OWN SHIP-DUMPING F -- FLOTSAM (NATURAL ORIGIN) G -- JETSAM (HUMAN ORIGIN) H -- COMBINATION OF DEBRIS 0118 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT ---- -------------------- 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- DEAD AHEAD(NUMERIC CODES GIVE ANGLE FROM LEAD HEAD AT WHICH BIRD WAS JUST SEEN) 2 -- 15 DEGREES OFF DEAD AHEAD(+ OR - 7.5 DEGREES) 3 -- 30 DEGREES OFF DEAD AHEAD(+ OR - 7.5 DEGREES) 4 -- 45 DEGREES OFF DEAD AHEAD(+ OR - 7.5 DEGREES) 5 -- 60 DEGREES OFF DEAD AHEAD(+ OR - 7.5 DEGREES) 6 -- 75 DEGREES OFF DEAD AHEAD(+ OR - 7.5 DEGREES) 7 -- 90 DEGREES OFF DEAD AHEAD(+ OR - 7.5 DEGREES) A -- ACTUAL Z -- ZONE 0142 ACTIVITY (BIRDS) ---- -------------------- 00 -- INDETERMINABLE 01 -- SITTING ON SURFACE 02 -- SITTING ON SURFACE, DIVING IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER 03 -- SITTING ON SURFACE, FLYING OFF IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER 04 -- SITTING ON SURFACE, FLYING OFF IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER, LANDING AGAIN NEARBY 05 -- SITTING ON SURFACE AND CALLING 06 -- SITTING ON SURFACE AND BATHING 07 -- PATTER-FLUSH (BIRDS PROPELLIING THEMSELVES ALONG THE SURFACE WITH THEIR WINGS IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER, REMAINING ON SURFACE) 08 -- PATTER-FLUSH/DIVING (BIRDS PROPELLING THEMSELVES ALONG THE SURFACE WITH THEIR WINGS IN REPONSE TO OBSERVER AND DIVING) 09 -- SITTING ON WATER IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ICE 10 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT (SEE DEBRIS ASSOCIATION CODE FOR IDENTITY OF OBJECT) 11 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT, FLYING OFF IN RESPONSE TO OBSERVER 12 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT, FLYING OFF IN REPONSE TO OBSERVER, LANDING AGAIN NEARBY 13 -- SITTING ON FLOATING OBJECT AND CALLING 14 -- SITTING ON ICE 15 -- SITTING ON GROUND 16 -- COURTING 17 -- WALKING 18 -- FLIGHT DISPLAY 20 -- FLYING (HEIGHT AND TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 21 -- FLYING, BELOW WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 22 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 23 -- FLYING, 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 24 -- FLYING, 10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 25 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS (TYPE OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 26 -- FLYING, FLAPPING (HEIGHT OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 27 -- FLYING, FLAPPING AND GLIDING/SOARING (HEIGHT OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 28 -- FLYING, GLIDING/SOARING (HEIGHT OF FLIGHT NOT NOTED) 29 -- FLYING IN A MEANDERING FASHION AT VARIOUS HEIGHTS 30 -- FLYING AND CALLING 31 -- FLYING, CIRCLING SHIP 32 -- FLYING, FOLLOWING SHIP 33 -- FLYING, BEING PURSUED 34 -- FLYING, BEING PIRATED (PARASITISED) 35 -- FLYING IN A MILLING OR CIRCLING PATTERN 36 -- FLYING, MEANDERING (FORAGING) 37 -- CHASING 38 -- TOOK OFF 39 -- LANDED 40 -- FLYING, BELOW WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 41 -- FLYING,BELOW WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING 42 -- FLYING,BELOWWAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING 43 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 44 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING 45 -- FLYING, 0-3M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING 46 -- FLYING, 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 47 -- FLYING, 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING 48 -- FLYING 3-10M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING 49 -- FLYING, 10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 50 -- FLYING, 10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND GLIDING/SOARING 51 -- FLYING,10-50M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, GLIDING/SOARING 52 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING 53 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, FLAPPING AND SOARING 54 -- FLYING, 50+M ABOVE WAVE/SWELL CRESTS, SOARING 60 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE 61 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, DIPPING (HOVERING, ONLY BILL USED) 62 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, SKIMMING (FLYING, ONLY BILL USED) 63 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, PATTERING (HOVERING, BILL AND FEET USED) 64 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, FILTERING ( SITTING, BILL IN WATER) 65 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, SCAVENGING (SITTING, EATING DEAD ORGANISM) 66 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, SEIZING (SITTING, EATING LIVE ORGANISM) 67 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE, PURSUING (RUNNING/FLAPPING, HEAD UNDER WATER) 68 -- FEEDING AT SURFACE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ICE FLOE 69 -- FEEDING ON GROUND 70 -- FEEDING BELOW SURFACE 71 -- FEEDING BELOW, DIVING FROM AIR (PLUNGE-DIVING), SHALLOW(LESS THAN ONE BODY LENGTH) 72 -- FEEDING BELOW SURFACE, DIVING FROM AIR (PLUNGE-DIVING), DEEP ( MORE THAN ONE BODY LENGTH) 73 -- FEEDING BELOW SURFACE, DIVING FROM SURFACE (PURSUIT DIVING) 74 -- PEERING (SITTING OR RUNNING/FLAPPING, HEAD UNDER WATER LOOKING FOR PREY) 75 -- INTERTIDAL TIPPING OR DIPPING(WATERFOWL) 76 -- INTERTIDAL PICKING 77 -- INTERTIDAL PROBING 78 -- INTERTIDAL SURFACE SEIZING 79 -- INTERTIDAL PUDDLING(SWIRLING BOTTOM ORGANISMS TO SURFACE WITH FEET) 80 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE 81 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE, DIPPING (HOVERING OR FLYING, AQUATIC ORGANISMS MOMENTARILY EXPOSED CAPTURED IN AIR) 82 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE, AERIAL PIRACY (PARASITISM) 83 -- FEEDING ABOVE SURFACE, PURSUIT 84 -- FLITTING THROUGH VEGETATION 85 -- HUNTING 86 -- SOARING 87 -- AERIAL FEEDING 88 -- LOCAL FLYING 89 -- FEEDING 90 -- COURTSHIP DISPLAY (SEE TEXT FOR DETAILS) 91 -- BATHING 92 -- PREENING 93 -- STANDING AND SLEEPING 94 -- COPULATING 95 -- SUSPECTED NESTING 96 -- ROOSTING 97 -- SWIMMING 98 -- DEAD ANIMAL 99 -- OTHER (SEE TEXT) A1 -- SWIMMING FOLLOWED BY CLIMBING ONTO LAND/ICE A2 -- SITTING/STANDING ON LAND/ICE A3 -- SITTING/STANDING FOLLOWED BY FLUSH A4 -- SITTING/STANDING FOLLOWED BY SWIMMING A5 -- SITTING/STANDING FOLLOWED BY DIVING A6 -- FLYING FOLLOWED BY LANDING ON LAND/ICE A7 -- FLYING FOLLOWED BY LANDING ON WATER A8 -- FLYING FOLLOWED BY CRASH DIVING B1 -- FEEDING MELEE B2 -- SITTING ON LEDGES B3 -- FLYING, LEAVING COLONY B4 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY B5 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM NE B6 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM NW B7 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM SE B8 -- FLYING, RETURNING TO COLONY, FROM SW 0143 COVER ---- -------------------- -- BLANK - NO INFORMATION 0 -- INDETERMINABLE 1 -- ELYMUS 2 -- HORDEUM 3 -- FESTUCA 4 -- EPILOBIUM 5 -- ACHILLEA 6 -- SALIX 7 -- SAMBUCUS 8 -- ALNUS 9 -- RIBES A -- MOSSES B -- MIXED FORB C -- MIXED GRASS D -- DETRITUS (ORGANIC) E -- DRIFT LOG F -- DEBRIS (MAN-MADE) G -- CAREX H -- POA J -- OTHER (SEE TEXT) K -- IRIS SESTOSA 0152 WATCH TYPE ---- -------------------- 1 -- COUNTS CONSIST OF OBSERVATIONS MADE IN A SINGLE SWEEP OF THE SPOTTING SCOPE FROM SHORELINE TO SHORELINE WITH THE HORIZON BEING KEPT 1/4TH DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE FIELD OF VIEW AND BEING MADE IN AS BRIEF A TIME NECESSARY TO ADEQUATELY COUNT AND IDENTIFY ALL BIRDS AND MAMMALS 2 -- COUNTS ARE MADE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING TYPE 1 COUNTS, WITH THE SPOTTINE SCOPE FIXED IN A POSITION PERPENDICULAR TO THE SHORE, THE HORIZON 1/4TH DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE FIELD OF VIEW, AND OF 10 MINUTES DURATION 3 -- COUNTS ARE MADE WITH OR WITHOUT BINOCULARS OR SPOTTING SCOPE, IN AS SHORT OF TIME AS NECESSARY, BUT OF DEFINED AREA. 4 -- COMBINATION OF TYPES 2 AND 3. THE OBSERVER CAN SWEEP AN AREA AS OFTEN AS NEEDED. IT IS DESIGNED TO MONITOR MIGRATION ALONG, ACROSS, OVER, ETC., A FIXED AREA FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD AND CAN BE MADE WITH A SCOPE, BINOCULARS, THE NAKED EYE OR A COMBINATION OF ALL THREE. 0157 VISIBILITY (WMO4300) ---- -------------------- 0 -- LESS THAN 50 M (LESS THAN 55 YARDS) 1 -- 50-200 M (APPROX. 55-220 YARDS) 2 -- 200-500 M (APPROX. 220-550 YARDS) 3 -- 500-1000 M (APPROX. 550 YARDS-5/8 N.M.) 4 -- 1-2 KM (APPROX. 5/8-1 N.M.) 5 -- 2-4 KM (APPROX. 1-2 N.M.) 6 -- 4-10 KM (APPROX. 2-6 N.M.) 7 -- 10-20 KM (APPROX. 6-12 N.M.) 8 -- 20-50 KM (APPROX. 12-30 N.M.) 9 -- 50 KM OR MORE (30 N.M. OR MORE) 0159 WEATHER (WMO4677) ---- -------------------- 00 -- CLOUD DEVELOP. NOT OBSERVED OR NOT OBSERVABLE-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HOUR 01 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY DISSOLVING OF BECOMING LESS DEVELOPED-CHAR. CHANGE OF STATE OF SKY DURING PAST HR. 02 -- STATE OF SKY ON THE WHOLE UNCHANGED-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 03 -- CLOUDS GENERALLY FORMING OR DEVELOPING-CHAR. CHANGE OF THE STATE OF SKY DURING THE PAST HOUR 0186 BAROMETRIC TREND ---- -------------------- + -- RISING - -- FALLING 0 -- STEADY 0187 TIDE TREND ---- -------------------- + -- RISING - -- FALLING 0 -- SLACK WATER 0188 ICE PATTERN ---- -------------------- 1 -- REGULAR 2 -- CLUMPED 0189 SHIP IN WATER ---- -------------------- 1 -- LEAD 2 -- POLYNYA 3 -- OPEN WATER OF INDETERMINABLE TYPE