Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt; Tosh, Cheryl Ann; de Bruyn, P J Nico; Plötz, Joachim; Bornemann, Horst (2009): Water temperature and salinity data from southern elephant seal MAR2008_sel_a_f_09 from Marion Island [dataset]. University of Pretoria, Department of Zoology & Entomology, PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.714648, In supplement to: Roquet, Fabien; Wunsch, Carl; Forget, Gael; Heimbach, Patrick; Guinet, Christophe; Reverdin, Gilles; Charrassin, Jean-Benoît; Bailleul, Frederic; Costa, Daniel P; Huckstadt, Luis A; Goetz, Kimberly T; Kovacs, Kit Maureen; Lydersen, Christian; Biuw, Martin; Nøst, Ole Anders; Bornemann, Horst; Plötz, Joachim; Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt; McIntyre, Trevor; Muelbert, Monica C; Hindell, Mark A; McMahon, Clive R; Williams, Guy; Harcourt, Robert; Field, Iain C; Chafik, Leon; Nicholls, Keith W; Boehme, Lars; Fedak, Mike A (2013): Estimates of the Southern Ocean general circulation improved by animal-borne instruments. Geophysical Research Letters, 40(23), 6176-6180, https://doi.org/10.1002/2013GL058304
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McIntyre, Trevor; Ansorge, Isabelle J; Bornemann, Horst; Plötz, Joachim; Tosh, Cheryl Ann; Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt (2011): Elephant seal dive behaviour is influenced by ocean temperature: implications for climate change impacts on an ocean predator. Marine Ecology Progress Series, 441, 257-272, https://doi.org/10.3354/meps09383
Further details:
Documentation of southern elephant seal MAR2008_sel_a_f_09. hdl:10013/epic.32507.d001
Project(s):
Marine Mammal Tracking (MMT)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: -51.127964 * Median Longitude: 11.499654 * South-bound Latitude: -58.290000 * West-bound Longitude: -7.174000 * North-bound Latitude: -45.230000 * East-bound Longitude: 37.774000
Date/Time Start: 2008-02-07T23:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-09-26T07:50:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 5.94 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 1310.40 m
Event(s):
MAR2008_sel_a_f_09 * Latitude Start: -46.873000 * Longitude Start: 37.901000 * Latitude End: -48.978000 * Longitude End: 36.407000 * Date/Time Start: 2008-01-21T10:30:00 * Date/Time End: 2008-09-29T09:55:00 * Location: Southern Ocean - Indian sector * Campaign: MAR2008 * Basis: Marion Island Research Station * Method/Device: Marine endotherm (MET) * Comment: Mirounga leonina, adult female
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 2 | LATITUDE | Latitude | Geocode | |||
| 3 | LONGITUDE | Longitude | Geocode | |||
| 4 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Geocode | ||
| 5 | Pressure, water | Press | dbar | Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt | ARGOS satellite-relayed data logger series 9000 CTD | |
| 6 | Temperature, water | Temp | °C | Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt | ARGOS satellite-relayed data logger series 9000 CTD | |
| 7 | Salinity | Sal | Bester, Marthán Nieuwoudt | ARGOS satellite-relayed data logger series 9000 CTD | PSU |
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