This DanMooreReadme.txt file was generated on 2021-02-12 by Janet Edgerton



GENERAL INFORMATION

1. Title of Dataset: Research vessel Dan Moore station logs, 1968-1981

2. Author Information
	A. Principal Investigator Contact Information
		Name: Gabriela Hogue
		Institution: North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
		Address: 11 West Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
		Email: gabriela.hogue@naturalsciences.org

	B. Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
		Name: Janet Edgerton
		Institution: North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences
		Address: 11 West Jones St., Raleigh, NC 27601
		Email: janet.edgerton@naturalsciencesorg

	C. Alternate Contact Information
		Name: 
		Institution: 
		Address: 
		Email: 

3. Date of data collection: 1968-02-27 - 1981 12-11

4. Geographic location of data collection: western Atlantic Ocean

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Digitization of these records was made possible by a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services [MA-30-18-0275-18]. Funding sources for data acquisition by the crew of the R/V/ Dan Moore are unknown.


SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: none

2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: 

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: https://digital.ncdcr.gov/digital/

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: 

5. Was data derived from another source? no
	A. If yes, list source(s): 

6. Recommended citation for this dataset: Crewmembers of the Dan Moore. (2021). Research vessel Dan Moore station logs, 1968-1981. Duke Research Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.7924/r4ft8mt51


DATA & FILE OVERVIEW

1. File List: Dan Moore Stations 0001-4415: data from 4415 stations sampled. Includes temperature, wind, sea conditions, latitude/longitude, gear, and numbers of marine species recorded for each station.


2. Relationship between files, if important: 

3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: Biological Program Documentation
Program Series 700’s R/V Dan Moore Cruises
Masterfile:  NER.NMA.NMA700-1.DNMOORE
Biologist:  Frank Holland
Programs Inactive
Last Activity December, 1981


4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? Yes
	A. If yes, name of file(s) that was updated: DanMooreDataExcelDukeRDR
		i. Why was the file updated? To replace incorrectly formatted original file
		ii. When was the file updated? 2021-02-12


METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION

1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Data recorded by hand on hard copy log sheets.


2. Methods for processing the data: Log sheets were scanned and transcribed by citizen scientists.


3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: 


4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: 

5. Environmental/experimental conditions: 

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Each field was transcribed by 3 citizen scientists and results were compared for consistency using similarity algorithms. Final quality-assurance was by one reviewer, comparing printed logs to online Excel file.

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: various personnel who operated the vessel; various investigators who chartered the vessel; permanent staff at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences (Gabriela Hogue, Janet Edgerton); technicians at the N.C. Museum of Natural Sciences; contract biostatistician; interns from the UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science;


DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Dan Moore Stations 0001-4415


1. Number of variables: 

2. Number of cases/rows: 4415

3. Variable List: Column headings are self-explanatory.
Temperatures are in Celsius.
Depth measurements are in meters.

4. Missing data codes: NA and NONE indicate no data was recorded on paper log for that field.


5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: