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Title: Location-only satellite telemetry data for North Pacific Humpback Whales in the Bering Sea collected by Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory from 2007-08-11 to 2011-10-08 (NCEI Accession 0138946)
Abstract: This dataset contains ARGOS location data (latitude and longitude in decimal format) and associated time (date and time) and location quality (as defined by Argos System, www.argos-system.org) information. Data were collected using Wildlife Computers PTT-only SPOT 5 satellite transmitters and PTT identification is also provided with the data. Satellite transmitters were deployed on North Pacific humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in the eastern Bering Sea.
Date received: 20151207
Start date: 20070811
End date: 20111008
Seanames: Bering Sea, North Pacific Ocean
West boundary: 170.806
East boundary: -164.645
North boundary: 61.936
South boundary: 52.803
Observation types: biological, in situ, marine mammal observation, navigational
Instrument types: GPS, satellite sensor - general
Datatypes: biological data, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, MARINE MAMMALS
Submitter: Waite, Janice
Submitting institution: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Alaska Fisheries Science Center; Marine Mammal Laboratory
Collecting institutions: US DOC; NOAA; NMFS; Alaska Fisheries Science Center; Marine Mammal Laboratory
Contributing projects:
Platforms:
Number of observations:
Supplementary information: Submission Package ID: UDRC0M
Availability date:
Metadata version: 2
Keydate: 2015-12-08 15:55:03+00
Editdate: 2015-12-17 19:40:53+00