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To: "Sidney D. Stillwaugh" <sstillwaugh@nodc.noaa.gov>
From: Doug Hamilton <dhamilton@nodc.noaa.gov>
Subject: Re: Transmittal #35, Transfer of Prince William Sound (Port
  Valdez) Benthic  Biology Data Sets
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Sid,
Accession number is below.
Doug

>
>NODC Catalog Info ------------------------------------------------
>
>NODC Accession no.   :  0000028
>Date Received        :  25-Jan-2000
>PI/Source            : Dr. Howard Feder, Univ. of Alaska/Institute
>                       of Marine Sciences, Fairbanks, AK  99775
>                       (907)474-7956
>Project              : Environmental Studies in Port Valdez, Alaska
>Data Type            : benthic taxon., names, counts, wet wts.
>Sampling Method      : van veen grab samples at fixed stations
>Obs. Dates           : Oct. 22, 1985 to Aug. 31, 1998 (not inclusive)
>Obs. Location        : Prince William Sound, Port Valdez, AK
>Data Amount          : 11 files
>Ship(s)/Cruise(s)    : Alpha Helix, Maritime Maid, Valdez Star / HX 078,
>                       HX 142, HX 160, MM001, VS 992, VS 993, VS994,
>                       VS 995, VS 896, VS 997, VS 998
>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
>Please acknowledge with an NODC accession no. as one is assigned.

At 10:39 AM 01/25/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>Date: 25 Jan. 2000
>
>To  : Doug Hamilton
>
>From: Sid Stillwaugh
>
>Subj: Transfer of Prince William Sound (Port Valdez) Benthic Biology
>Data Sets
>
>Doug:
>
>I have placed on the NODC anonymous ftp site, a total of 2 .zip files
>(see details below).  When opened, the pv_benth.zip file contains 11
>files (cruises), Port Valdez, Prince William Sound, AK., 1985 - 1998.
>Data sets include benthic taxonomy (NODC codes), scientific names,
>counts/sq.m and wet wts.  Each file has header information including
>file header and data format (layout) and also documentation regarding
>the study, P.I.'s, data collections, etc.  In assembling the data sets
>for transmittal, I edited this information into each file (cruise).
>In addition, each station has up to 5 replicates.  The station headers
>file was provided separately (as was everything else), one for each
>replicate.  I have further edited all station headers into the data
>set, one per replicate.  No further data assembly should be required.
>The second .zip file, when opened, contains the 11 metadata entry forms,
>one for each cruise.
>These are "coastal ocean" data sets.
>
>Files Sent:
>
>1) Data Files
>
>   pv_benth.zip  (200 kb) when opened, find the following files
>
>a) pv1985be.dat   (80 kb)
>b) pv1987be.dat   (114 kb)
>c) pv1990be.dat   (134 kb)
>d) pv1991be.dat   (168 kb)
>e) pv1992be.dat   (190 kb)
>f) pv1993be.dat   (216 kb)
>g) pv1994be.dat   (190 kb)
>h) pv1995be.dat   (165 kb)
>i) pv1996be.dat   (189 kb)
>j) pv1997be.dat   (134 kb)
>k) pv1998be.dat   (126 kb)
>
>2) Metadata Entry Forms
>
>   pvbe_met.zip  (2 kb) when opened, find the following files
>
>a) pv1985be.inv  (all 1 kb)
>b) pv1987be.inv
>c) pv1990be.inv
>d) pv1991be.inv
>e) pv1992be.inv
>f) pv1993be.inv
>g) pv1994be.inv
>h) pv1995be.inv
>i) pv1996be.inv
>j) pv1997be.inv
>k) pv1998be.inv

> 
