RADIO-TAGGING OF WHALES.

Abstract

The authors recount a series of attempts to tag and track whales at sea without catching them. Radio transmitters of 140 Mc were attached to the backs of whales from helicopters. Tracking the tagged whales was attempted by ship and by airplane receiving systems. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640977

Entities

People

  • William A. Watkins
  • William E. Schevill

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Helicopters
  • Radar
  • Radar Components
  • Radar Equipment
  • Radar Transmitters
  • Radio Transmitters
  • Transmitters
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Strategic Security Studies