Acquisition of Oceanographic Measurements from Baleen

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

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Main Author: Teilmann, Jonas
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AQUATIC ANIMALS
ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES
BALEEN WHALES
BEHAVIOR
Biological Oceanography
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
DATA ACQUISITION
DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS
DIVING
Ecology
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM
MARINE BIOLOGY
MONITORING
OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
TRANSMITTER RECEIVERS
WHALES
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Summary:Diving ocean predators equipped with satellite transmitters can act as real - time autonomous sampling platforms in remote or ice covered waters. 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 but to a much lesser extent with cetaceans, i.e. narwhals and belugas. The 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.