Animal Borne Ocean Sensor Data in the Southern Ocean

• Other Authors: Hindell, Mark (hasPrincipalInvestigator), Hindell, Mark, Dr (hasPrincipalInvestigator), Hindell, Mark, Prof. (hasPrincipalInvestigator), IMAS Data Manager (publisher), Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS), University of Tasmania (UTAS) (hasAssociationWith), School of Zoology, University of Tasmania (UTAS) (hasAssociationWith)
• Format: Dataset
• Language: unknown
• Published: University of Tasmania, Australia
• Subjects: oceans; EARTH SCIENCE | OCEANS | OCEAN TEMPERATURE | WATER TEMPERATURE; EARTH SCIENCE | OCEANS | SALINITY/DENSITY | CONDUCTIVITY; EARTH SCIENCE | BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION | ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES | MAMMALS | CARNIVORES | SEALS/SEA LIONS/WALRUSES; 41 136004; Mirounga leonina; Southern elephant seal; 41 136002; Leptonychotes weddelli; Weddell seal; Marine and Estuarine Ecology (incl. Marine Ichthyology); BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES; ECOLOGY; Wildlife and Habitat Management; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT; Physical Oceanography; EARTH SCIENCES; OCEANOGRAPHY; Elephant Seal; Southern Elephant Seal; Southern Ocean; Weddell Seal; walrus*
• Online Access: https://researchdata.edu.au/animal-borne-ocean-southern-ocean/1729002

Maintenance and Update Frequency: irregular Purpose To characterise the foraging behaviour of marine predators and augment physical oceanography data collection. Satellite linked data loggers collecting temperature, conductivity, depth, location and time using Sea Mammal Research Unit tags.