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Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) telemetry collected by Argos satellites in the Southern Ocean for the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources project from 1996-10-29 to 2013-02-19 (NCEI Accession 0244399)

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The dataset contains geographic location estimates of Adelie penguins (Pygoscelis adeliae) tracked via Argos satellite telemetry in the Southern Ocean for the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources project from 1996-10-29 to 2013-02-19. Birds were instrumented with back-mounted Argos satellite transmitters at the Copacabana Colony (62.21S, 58.42W) on King George Island during the austral summer breeding seasons (October - February) from 1996 to 2013. Typical deployments during the breeding season lasted 5 to 8 days, while some winter deployments lasted several months. The data set identifies the sex of the bird tracked (male, female, or unknown) and the age of the bird (adult). The data also identify the breeding stage of the bird during the summer tracking period (incubation, brood/guard, or creche) or is noted as 'winter' if tracked outside the summer breeding season. The data include the date (DD/MM/YYYY) and time (GMT) of the location estimate. Finally, a categorical estimate of uncertainty in the location estimate is provided by Argos quality codes (3,2,1,0,A,B).
  • Cite as: Hinke, Jefferson (2022). Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) telemetry collected by Argos satellites in the Southern Ocean for the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources project from 1996-10-29 to 2013-02-19 (NCEI Accession 0244399). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/vdt2-vr91. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 1996-10-29 to 2013-02-19
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -65.86
East: -44.22
South: -70.765
North: -61.151
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General Documentation
Associated Resources
  • Hinke JT, AM Cossio, ME Goebel, CS Reiss, WZ Trivelpiece, GM Watters. 2017. Identifying risk: Concurrent overlap of the Antarctic krill fishery with krill-dependent predators in the Scotia Sea. PLoS One. 12(1): e0170132. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170132
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2022-01-06
  • creation: 2021-12-20
Data Presentation Form Digital table - digital representation of facts or figures systematically displayed, especially in columns
Dataset Progress Status Complete - production of the data has been completed
Historical archive - data has been stored in an offline storage facility
Data Update Frequency As needed
Purpose These data were collected to study the at-sea movements of adult Adelie penguins during the summer breeding season and winter periods.
Use Limitations
  • accessLevel: Public
  • Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
Dataset Citation
  • Cite as: Hinke, Jefferson (2022). Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) telemetry collected by Argos satellites in the Southern Ocean for the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources project from 1996-10-29 to 2013-02-19 (NCEI Accession 0244399). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/vdt2-vr91. Accessed [date].
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  • Funding Agency: NOAA Southwest Fisheries Science Center (NMFS/SWFSC)
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Provider Keywords
  • Adelie penguin
  • Copacabana Colony
  • Location
  • Pygoscelis adeliae
  • animal telemetry
  • brood
  • creche
  • incubation
Data Center keywords NODC COLLECTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS ICES/SeaDataNet Ship Codes
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Provider Instruments
  • Argos satellite tags
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords Provider Keywords
  • King George Island
Project keywords NODC PROJECT NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Keywords Send2NCEI Submission Package ID
  • 04JWMU
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Hinke, Jefferson (2022). Adelie penguin (Pygoscelis adeliae) telemetry collected by Argos satellites in the Southern Ocean for the U.S. Antarctic Marine Living Resources project from 1996-10-29 to 2013-02-19 (NCEI Accession 0244399). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://doi.org/10.25921/vdt2-vr91. Accessed [date].
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  • Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose.
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  • 2022-01-06T22:15:17Z - NCEI Accession 0244399 v1.1 was published.
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  • Parameter or Variable: Location (measured); Units: latitude/longitude; Observation Category: satellite; Sampling Instrument: ARGOS satellite tags
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • GPS
  • marine animal recording tag
Platform
  • SATELLITE
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