Seals map bathymetry of the Antarctic continental shelf

Autor: Padman, Laurie, Costa, Daniel P., Bolmer, S.Thompson, Goebel, Michael E., Huckstadt, Luis A., Jenkins, Adrian, McDonald, Birgitte I., Shoosmith, Deborah R.
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2010
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ISSN: 0094-8276
Popis: We demonstrate the first use of marine mammal dive-depth data to improve maps of bathymetry in poorly sampled regions of the continental shelf. A group of 57 instrumented elephant seals made on the order of 2 x 10(5) dives over and near the continental shelf on the western side of the Antarctic Peninsula during five seasons, 2005-2009. Maximum dive depth exceeded 2000 m. For dives made near existing ship tracks with measured water depths H
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