Polar Bear Fall Coastal Survey Data from the Southern Beaufort Sea of Alaska, 2010-2013

This data set is one table with observations of polar bears located during aerial surveys along the coast and barrier islands of the southern Beaufort Seas during fall, 2010-2013. Survey flights were conducted using A-Star B2 and Bell 206 helicopters at an average altitude of 300 feet AGL and an average speed of 50 miles per hour. Survey crews searched for polar bears using coastal and inland transects and over-flights of all coastal barrier islands. To document the distribution on polar bears along the Beaufort Sea coast and barrier islands during summer and fall. Observations were used to determine factors that influence land use of polar bears during summer and fall in Alaska.