Seabird Observations in the NE Chukchi Sea, 2008-2012

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Identification_Information
Data_Quality_Information
Entity_and_Attribute_Information
Distribution_Information
Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator:: Dr. Robert Day and Adrian Gall, ABR, Inc.- Environmental Research & Services
Title: Seabird Observations in the NE Chukchi Sea, 2008-2012
Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: tabular digital data
Online_Linkage: pacmars.eol.ucar.edu
Online_Linkage: www.chukchiscience.org
Edition: 3
Publication_Date: November 2013

Description:

Abstract:: This data set was collected as part of the Chukchi Sea Environmental Studies Program (CSESP), a multi-year, interdisciplinary ecological study focused on areas in outer continental shelf oil and gas leases in the northeastern Chukchi Sea. In 2008 when the program began, two 30 x 30 nautical mile study area boxes were developed around areas of interest to ConocoPhillips and Shell. The ConocoPhillips study area (named Klondike), and the Shell study area (named Burger) became the focus of data collection. Data were collected from these two study areas again in 2009. Then, in 2010, Statoil joined the program, and a third study area, Statoil, was created and sampled as well as Klondike and Burger. In 2011and 2012 the scope of the study area was expanded to include the Hanna Shoal Regional Study Area.
The CSESP interdisciplinary studies include acoustic monitoring, baseline chemistry, benthic ecology, chemical oceanography, fisheries ecology, marine mammal ecology, physical oceanography, plankton ecology and nutrients, and seabird ecology.
This data set contains seabird observations made from a vessel in the northeastern Chukchi Sea during the open water season in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012. Seabird observation parameters include unique observation ids, transect ids, local date and time the observation was recorded, the species and the total number of species observed, distance from observer to species, the angle from which the observation was made, the age class of species observed, the habitat the observation was made in, the behavior of the species, as well as positional information, the annual report title, the contractor who recorded and analyzed the data and miscellaneous notes as applicable about each observation. There is a separate dataset that contains detailed information about the transect the boat was on when an observation was made; please see Seabird Transects in the Northeastern Chukchi Sea, 2008-2012.
Purpose:: The objectives of the Chukchi Sea Environmental Baseline Studies Program are: 1. To provide data for pre-exploration and development-related activities 2. To provide data for permit applications 3. To provide input to planning of future operations and associated mitigation 4. To provide additional baseline data that can be used to assess and measure the potential environmental effects of offshore oil and gas exploration and development in the northeastern Chukchi Sea
Supplemental_Information:: Edition 3 Updates (November 2013): Appended 2012 data, incorporated PI edits and added species codes EYWA and XPAS.
Edition 2 Updates: Appended 2011 data, updated metadata to include details about 2011 season, geographic projection updated from NAD83 to WGS84, included PI edits in metadata (keywords, completeness report, species codes).
To download annual report listed under REPORT field in table, please see www.chukchiscience.org.

Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 2008
Ending_Date: 2012

Currentness_Reference: ground condition

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent: Northeastern Chukchi Sea

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -168.500383
East_Bounding_Coordinate: -156.983810
North_Bounding_Coordinate: 72.614067
South_Bounding_Coordinate: 64.498059

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: seabirds
Theme_Keyword: marine birds
Theme_Keyword: distance sampling

Theme:

Theme_Keyword: environment
Theme_Keyword: ocean
Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO 19115 Topic Category

Place:

Place_Keyword: Chukchi Sea
Place_Keyword: Arctic Ocean
Place_Keyword: Arctic

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

User shall not employ selective use of this data; data must be used in its entirety. User must comprehend all information contained within the metadata, especially as it pertains to data quality and spatial coverage of data. User must ensure that the most recent version of data and metadata are used. User must contact data originator of biological data before using such data in a publication. Acknowledgment of data originator and all points of contact listed for data would be appreciated.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: ConocoPhillips

Contact_Position: Senior Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: ConocoPhillips, 700 G Street
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99501

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_Instructions:

Please contact Data Distributor for information about obtaining data (see Distribution Information in metadata).

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Shell

Contact_Position: Senior Scientist

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Shell, 3601 C Street, Suite 1000
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99503

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_Instructions:

Please contact Data Distributor for information about obtaining data (see Distribution Information in metadata).

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: Statoil

Contact_Position: HSE Manager

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical address
Address: Statoil, 3800 Centerpoint, Suite 920
City: Anchorage
State_or_Province: AK
Postal_Code: 99503

Contact_Voice_Telephone:

Contact_Instructions:

Please contact Data Distributor for information about obtaining data (see Distribution Information in metadata).

Data_Set_Credit:

ConocoPhillips, Shell, and Statoil would like to express their appreciation to Olgoonik Fairweather, LLC and Dr. Robert Day and Adrian Gall, ABR, Inc. for creating this data set.

Native_Data_Set_Environment:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Version 5.2 (Build 3790) Service Pack 2; ESRI ArcCatalog 9.3.1.4000

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:: CSESP Attribute Accuracy Overview When the program began in 2008, scientists collected and stored their data through a variety of methods. Vessel data were collected by individual software packages and were backed up as part of the regular computer backups, which may or may not have coincided with backups conducted by the scientists. Each scientist had their own method for recording and storing at sea observations and data, some of which included paper copies.
TigerSoft was developed in 2009 to better manage all scientific data collected through the CSESP. TigerSoft consists of three components, TigerObserver, TigerNav, and TigerObserver Server. Under the oversight of a data manager, these three programs and the addition of predetermined scientific data protocols, work in concert to integrate scientific observations with vessel navigation to produce standardized datasets. Datasets are backed up regularly and are made available to scientists to proof and edit on a nightly basis during the cruises. TigerSoft has been used each season for data collection since it's inception in 2009.
After the conclusion of a field season, data managers merged the TigerSoft daily observation databases of each discipline and distribute the data in Excel spreadsheet format to the primary investigators of each discipline. Primary investigators were asked to review their data and sign a form acknowledging the completeness and accuracy of the data. If corrections needed to be made to the data, detailed information regarding the corrections and an edited copy of the data was returned to the data manager. Examples of corrections include updated species identification or deletion/omission of an observation event that was made in error.

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Each year the primary investigators spent approximately nine months analyzing their data and then produced a discipline-specific annual report for CSESP and a final data set. The final data had to adhere to a predetermined data protocol and pass through a data validation tool in order to be accepted by the data manager. Data that did not pass validation were returned to the primary investigators to be corrected and resubmitted for validation.

Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy:

Horizontal_Positional_Accuracy_Report:: From 2009 on, latitude and longitude values were obtained through a Hemisphere VS100 Heading and Positioning Receiver on the Westward Wind. The horizontal accuracy of the instrument was +/- 0.6 meters.

Lineage:

Completeness_Report:

The few gaps in the position record caused by intermittent loss of satellite communication were filled in by interpolating the ship's position using known locations, ship's heading, and ship speed.

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Attribute_Definition:

Unique transect identification of cruise identification code and sequential transect number with padded zeros under 1000. Foreign key to Seabirds Transects feature class.

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Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XAUK
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified auklet
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XBIR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified bird
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XDAB
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified dabbler
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XDIV
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified diving duck
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XDUC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified duck
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XEID
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified eider
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XGOO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified goose
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XGUI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified guillemot
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XGUL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified gull
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XJAE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified jaeger
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XLGU
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified gull-large
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XLOO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified loon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XLLO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified loon-large
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XMRL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified murrelet
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XMSH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified medium shorebird
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XMUR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified murre
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XPAS
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Passerine
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XPHA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified phalarope
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XPPL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Pluvialis Plover
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified procellarid
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP
Enumerated_Domain_Value: XPRO

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XPTA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Ptarmigan
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XPUF
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified puffin
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XSAL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified alcid-small
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XSCA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Scaup
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XSCO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified Scoter
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XSGU
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified gull?small
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XSSH
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified small shorebird
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: XTER
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unidentified tern
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: YBLO
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yellow-billed Loon
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: YWAG
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Yellow Wagtail
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: TOTAL_COUNT

Attribute_Definition: Total number of adult and young seabirds observed.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 1400
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Count

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: DISTANCE_CATEGORY

Attribute_Definition:

Distance category used to estimate seabird(s) distance from observer. Category values are equal to a range in meters.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 1
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 0-50 m
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 2
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 51-100 m
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 3
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 101-150 m
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 4
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 151-200 m
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 5
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: 201-300 m
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: 6
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Off transect
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: OBS_ANGLE_DEGREE

Attribute_Definition:

Radial angle of seabird observation from the bow of the ship (0 deg) to the beam (90 deg), to the nearest five degrees.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 99
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Degrees

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: AGE_CLASS

Attribute_Definition: Age class of seabird based on plumage.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AD
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Adult (definitive plumage)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: JU
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Juvenile (less than 1 year old; juvenal plumage)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Subadult (that of a species having a recognizable plumage; age-class field populated if recognizable)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition:: Unknown (unsure of exact age; always true for all tubenoses except BFAL)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: HABITAT

Attribute_Definition: Habitat of the observed seabird(s).

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: AI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Air
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FJ
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flotsam/jetsam
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: IC
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Ice
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other (described in notes field)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: WA
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Water
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: BEHAVIOR

Attribute_Definition: Behavior of the observed seabird(s).

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: CT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Courting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FE
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Feeding
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: FL
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Flying
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: MM
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Associated with marine mammal
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: OT
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Other (described in notes field)
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: PR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Preening
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: SI
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Sitting/resting
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: UN
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: Unknown/default
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LATITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Latitude at observation location in decimal degrees WGS84.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: 0
Range_Domain_Maximum: 90
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.0000000000001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: LONGITUDE

Attribute_Definition: Longitude at observation location in decimal degrees WGS84.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Range_Domain:

Range_Domain_Minimum: -180
Range_Domain_Maximum: 0
Attribute_Units_of_Measure: Decimal Degrees
Attribute_Measurement_Resolution: 0.000000001

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: REPORT

Attribute_Definition:

Title of annual report that data supports. Reports can be found on the CSESP website www.chukchiscience.org

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Report title.

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: CONTRACTOR

Attribute_Definition: Company contracted to collect and/or analyze data.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Enumerated_Domain:

Enumerated_Domain_Value: ABR
Enumerated_Domain_Value_Definition: ABR, Inc

Attribute:

Attribute_Label: NOTES

Attribute_Definition: For notes concerning this record.

Attribute_Definition_Source: CSESP

Attribute_Domain_Values:

Unrepresentable_Domain: Free text notes.

Overview_Description:

Entity_and_Attribute_Overview:: Seabird observations include species identification, total number of species observed, age class of species and their behavior and the habitat the bird(s) were observed in. In addition, information about the observer was also recorded such as the distance from observer to the species and the angle from which the observation was made and the positional information of the vessel that the observation was made from. Observers created a unique id for each observation and a transect id that can be linked to a separate seabird transect dataset that contains detailed information about the transect. This dataset also includes annual report titles, lists the contractor who created the data, and a notes field that contains miscellaneous information about an observation, if applicable.
Entity_and_Attribute_Detail_Citation: CSESP

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: National Center for Atmospheric Research
Contact_Person: Earth Observing Laboratory

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: mailing and physical
Address: 3450 Mitchell Lane
City: Boulder
State_or_Province: CO
Postal_Code: 80301
Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 303-497-8154

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: codiac@ucar.edu

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: stott@ucar.edu

Distribution_Liability:

The user assumes the entire risk related to use of this data and information. NOAA and/or AOOS and their third party data providers are providing this data and information "as is," and disclaim any and all warranties, whether express or implied, including (without limitation) any warranties of completeness, utility. accuracy, merchantability or fitness of this data for a particular purpose. ConocoPhillips, Shell, and Statoil make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with regard to any of these data or metadata, as used alone or in combination with another data set, and expressly disclaim any representation or warranty. It is the responsibility of the data user to fully comprehend the metadata before use of the data. Each person accessing or using the data or metadata assumes all risks and all liabilities arising from or associated with such access or use. ConocoPhillips, Shell and Statoil shall have no responsibility or liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data or metadata or by improper or incorrect use of the data or metadata.

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20131108
Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata_Access_Constraints: None
Metadata_Use_Constraints:: ConocoPhillips, Shell, and Statoil make no representation or warranty, express or implied, with regard to any of these data or metadata, as used alone or in combination with another data set, and expressly disclaim any representation or warranty. It is the responsibility of the data user to fully comprehend the metadata before use of the data. Each person accessing or using the data or metadata assumes all risks and all liabilities arising from or associated with such access or use. ConocoPhillips, Shell and Statoil shall have no responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions in the data or metadata or for any improper or incorrect use of the data or metadata.

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