Acquisition of Oceanographic Measurements from Baleen

Abstract

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.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617782

Entities

People

  • Jonas Teilmann

Organizations

  • Aarhus University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Animals
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Calibration
  • Cetaceans
  • Climate Change
  • Computers
  • Conductivity
  • Ecology
  • Habitats
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Measurement
  • Prototypes
  • Sampling
  • Whales
  • Wildlife

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space