Data · collection
USAKA Turtle Release Program
Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR
The captive sea turtles on the United States Army Kwajalein Atoll (USAKA) Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Test Site (RTS) have been part of island life for almost as long as the test site has existed there (approximately 40 years).
Description
Starting off as a concrete lined ditch and then undergoing a renovation in 1995, the "turtle pond" is home to six green sea turtles (3 females and 3 males) and one male Hawksbill. Oversight of the pond is performed by Kwajalein Range Services (KRS), the current M&O contractor.
It became necessary to release several males in order to balance the number of male turtles to female turtles. Additionally, release of the Hawksbill was imperative to prevent the possible intermingling of turtle species. One mature female green and the mature male hawksbill were fitted with satellite transmitters and released on April 20, 2006.
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The release and tracking will provide much needed data on Marshall Island turtles including, nesting, feeding and migration patterns. Two other green sea turtles were also released but did not have transmitters attached. CURRENTNESS REFERENCE: ground condition SPATIAL REFERENCE INFORMATION - GEODETIC MODEL Horizontal Datum Name: D_WGS_1984 Ellipsoid Name: WGS_1984 Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000 Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224
Links
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- iobis.org /mapper/?dataset=2001 ↗
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- seamap.env.duke.edu /datasets/detail/341 ↗
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Documentation and papers
- VIEW RELATED INFORMATION seamap.env.duke.edu/prod/services/datasets/show_xml_metadata.php?datasetid=341 ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- seamap.env.duke.edu ↗
Ocean Biogeographic Information System - Spatial Ecological Analysis of Megavertebrate Populations (OBIS-SEAMAP)
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Biological Data Profile usgs.gov/core_science_systems/csas/metadata/standards.html ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- ESRI Metadata Profile desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/10.3/manage-data/metadata/the-arcgis-metadata-format… ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS) iobis.org ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
- OBIS-SEAMAP Map Service seamap.env.duke.edu/search ↗
documentation · from NASA CMR
Catalogue records · 2
- CMR record cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214589908-SCIOPS.html ↗
catalogue entry · from NASA CMR
- CMR UMM-JSON cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214589908-SCIOPS.umm_json ↗
metadata API · from NASA CMR
Topics
- Stated by source
- RADIO TRANSMITTERS · Turtles
Provenance · 1 source records, 9 field assertions
| Source | Key | Last seen | Raw |
|---|---|---|---|
| NASA Earthdata CMR | C1214589908-SCIOPS | 14 d ago | JSON v1 |
| Field | Assertion | Extractor | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| access_level | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[measured_variable].gcmd:earth-science/biological-classification/animals-vertebrates/reptiles/turtles | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| concepts[platform].gcmd_platform:radio-transmitters | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| description | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/Abstract |
| license_text | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | |
| spatial | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/SpatialExtent |
| temporal | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/TemporalExtents |
| title | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 | /umm/EntryTitle |
| version_label | source · NASA CMR | connector:nasa_cmr@1.0.0 |