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Location-only satellite telemetry data for gray whales in the Bering and Chukchi Sea collected by Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory from 2012-08-25 to 2013-10-27 (NCEI Accession 0139361)

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 03, 2026 at 02:39 AM | Dataset Last Updated: December 28, 2015 at 12:00 AM
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 and Archival Mk10A satellite transmitters. Satellite transmitters were deployed on gray whales (Eschrichtius robustus) in the Chukchi Sea.

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issued 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000+00:00
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temporal 2012-08-25T00:00:00+00:00/2013-10-27T00:00:00+00:00
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title Location-only satellite telemetry data for gray whales in the Bering and Chukchi Sea collected by Alaska Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory from 2012-08-25 to 2013-10-27 (NCEI Accession 0139361)

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