Published September 2, 2022 | Version v1
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Fin whale tracks Elephant Island

  • 1. Universität Hamburg
  • 2. University of St Andrews
  • 3. Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research
  • 4. Tethys Research Institute

Description

This data set comprises the the location data obtained via SPLASH LIMPET tags from four fin whales equipped with satellite transmitters at Elephant Island Antarctica in April / March 2021. Provided are the tag identifier (Ptt), transmitter model (instrument), the data and time of each recorded location, the satellite system used for transmission (type), a quality rating of the transmission (quality) as B, A, 0, 1, 2 or 3 in increasing order of position accuracy, LAtitude and Longitude of the position. The dataset shows the movement of 4 fin whales at the tagging site at Elephant Island, Antarctica, and three of the whales starting their northward migration at the end of the feeding season around mid April.

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Funding provided by: IWC-SORP*
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Funding provided by: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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Funding provided by: National Geographic / Disney+*
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