Acquisition of Oceanographic Measurements from Baleen Whales: Field Deployments of Tags Developed Under Grant ONR (N00014-13-1-0854)

Diving ocean predators can act as real-time autonomous sampling platforms in remote or ice covered waters when fitted with satellite transmitters. Sampling of oceanographic data, including salinity (conductivity), temperature and depth, by marine mammals is not only relevant to understand the ecolog...

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Main Author: Teilmann, Jonas
Other Authors: AARHUS UNIV (DENMARK)
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2014
Subjects:
Ecology
Biological Oceanography
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
*DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
*OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
*WHALES
AQUATIC ANIMALS
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
BEHAVIOR
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DATA ACQUISITION
DIVING
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
MARINE BIOLOGY
MONITORING
OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
POSITION(LOCATION)
SALINITY
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMITTER RECEIVERS
SATELLITE TRANSMITTERS
BALEEN WHALES
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
SATELLITE TAGS
baleen whales
Beluga*
narwhal*
ice covered waters
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA617781
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Summary:Diving ocean predators can act as real-time autonomous sampling platforms in remote or ice covered waters when fitted with satellite transmitters. Sampling of oceanographic data, including salinity (conductivity), temperature and depth, by marine mammals is not only relevant to understand the ecology of the animals, but also in oceanography. It has been used widely with seals and to a lesser extent with narwhals and belugas. These data can be incorporated into existing oceanographic monitoring of e.g. climate change or they can be used as proxies for prey availability and habitat preferences.

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