Laidre, Kristin L; Heide-Jørgensen, Mads Peter; Logsdon, Miles L; Delwiche, Leon; Nielsen, Torkel Gissel (2010): (Table 1) Chlorophyll a maximum in Disko Bay, West Greenland, measured by instrumented bowhead whales (Balaena mysticetus) [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.815104, In supplement to: Laidre, KL et al. (2010): A whale of an opportunity: Examining the vertical structure of chlorophyll-a in high Arctic waters using instrumented marine predators. Marine Biology Research, 6(6), 519-529, https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000903505616
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Coverage:
Latitude: 69.209000 * Longitude: -53.556000
Date/Time Start: 2005-04-22T13:56:00 * Date/Time End: 2006-05-01T18:55:00
Minimum DEPTH, water: 5 m * Maximum DEPTH, water: 13 m
Event(s):
Comment:
DEPTH, water is the depth of chlorophyll a maximum. DATE/TIME is deployment date of sensor. Maximum Chl-a encountered by each whale over the tracking period is based on mean Chl-a values for each integer depth (in metres).
Parameter(s):
| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method/Device | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identification | ID | Laidre, Kristin L | of whale | ||
| 2 | DATE/TIME | Date/Time | Geocode | |||
| 3 | Comment | Comment | Laidre, Kristin L | deployment duration | ||
| 4 | Sex | Sex | Laidre, Kristin L | F = female, M = male, U = unknown | ||
| 5 | Balaena mysticetus, total length | B. mysticetus TL | m | Laidre, Kristin L | min | |
| 6 | Balaena mysticetus, total length | B. mysticetus TL | m | Laidre, Kristin L | max | |
| 7 | Chlorophyll a | Chl a | µg/l | Laidre, Kristin L | Turbidity Meter, WET Labs ECO FLNTUB | maximum concentration |
| 8 | Chlorophyll a, standard deviation | Chl a std dev | ± | Laidre, Kristin L | Turbidity Meter, WET Labs ECO FLNTUB | |
| 9 | DEPTH, water | Depth water | m | Geocode |
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
42 data points
Data
| 1 ID (of whale) | 2 Date/Time | 3 Comment (deployment duration) | 4 Sex (F = female, M = male, U = unk...) | 5 B. mysticetus TL [m] (min) | 6 B. mysticetus TL [m] (max) | 7 Chl a [µg/l] (maximum concentration) | 8 Chl a std dev [±] | 9 Depth water [m] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-05 | 2005-04-22T13:56 | 6h,44 min | M | 15 | 18 | 4.63 | 0.69 | 12 |
| 02-05 | 2005-04-26T17:12 | 8h,15 min | F | 15 | 18 | 21.22 | 2.49 | 5 |
| 03-05 | 2005-04-28T15:30 | 5h,28 min | U | 15 | 18 | 7.84 | 2.22 | 8 |
| 04-05 | 2005-05-03T11:30 | 13h,50 min | F | 12 | 15 | 6.12 | 1.60 | 8 |
| 05-05 | 2005-05-01T18:11 | 7h,57 min | F | 12 | 15 | 6.06 | 1.22 | 6 |
| 01-06 | 2006-05-01T18:55 | 17h,5 min | U | 15 | 15 | 2.87 | 0.22 | 13 |