Table 8. Summary of data types and sources for retrospective studies of the Gulf of Alaska.
PhysicalData Type
SourceAir Temp. SST Salinity WindWave Height Pressure Humidity Precip. CloudinessGlacial Extent CurrentFreshwater DischargeSolar Radiation Sea Level Tides
GAK1/UAF x x x            
Line P x x x x   x x x       
FOCI Line 8 x x x            
CMS x x x x   x x   x      
NWS x x x x   x x x x     x   
COADS x x x x   x         
NODC (x) x x            x  
FNOC       x          
Remote Sensing x x        xx  x 
NCBC x x   x x           
FFHU x x x        x     
UAF/T.Royer            x    
Tidal Stations            x   x

FOCI = Fisheries Oceanography Coordinated Investigations, CMS = Coastal Meteorological Stations, NWS = National Weather Service, COADS = Comprehensive Ocean Atmosphere Data Set, NODC = National Oceanic Data Center, FNOC = Fleet Numerical Oceanographic Center, NCBC = National Climatic Buoy Center, UAF = University of Alaska Fairbanks FFHU = Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, Japan, (x) = Buoy data only

BiologicalData Type
Source Historical Records Phyto. abund. & distrib. Zoop. abund & distrib. Ichthy. abund. & distrib. Ichthy. Growth Ichthy. Food HabitsFish & Shellfish catchFish & Shellfish GrowthFish & Shellfish Reprod. F & S abund. & distrib.F & S Food Habits
Sediment Cores x          
Tree Rings x           
Middens x           
Otolith Analysis x           
Remote Sensing   x          
Station P   x x         
Hatcheries   x x     x x x  
FOCI    x x x x      x
AFSC    x x x x x x x x x
ADF&G        x x x x 
IPHC    x x x   x x x x x
INPFC/NPAFC        x    x  
OCSEAP   x x x     x   x x
UAF     x     x   x  
FFHA   x x      x   x  
UW    x x    x x x x
EVOS    x x x x x x x x x

FOCI=Fisheries Oceanography Coordinated Investigations, AFSC = Alaska Fisheries Science Center, ADF&G = Alaska Department of Fish and Game, UW = University of Washington, UAF = University of Alaska Fairbanks, IPHC = International North Pacific Halibut Commission, EVOS = Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustees, INPFC = International North Pacific Fisheries Commission, NPAFC = North Pacific Anadromous Fisheries Commission, FFHU = Faculty of Fisheries, Hokkaido University, Japan, F & S = Fish and Shellfish

BiologicalData Type
SourceSeabird Growth Seabird Reprod. Seabird abund. & distrib. Seabird food habits Marine mammal growth Marine mammal reproduction M. mammal abund. & distribution M. mammal food habits
Middens        x  
EVOS         x
U.S. FWS x x x x x    x
UC Irvine x x x x     
UAF x x   x x    
NPUMMRC     x x x x
ADF&G     x x x x
NMML     x x x x

U.S. FWS = United States Fish and Wildlife Service, NMML = National Marine Mammal Laboratory, ADF&G = Alaska Department of Fish and Game, UAF = University of Alaska Fairbanks, NPUMMRC = North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium, UC Irvine = University of California Irvine, EVOS = Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Trustees