Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole
Entry ID: org.polarresearch-598

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Summary
Abstract: Marine Mammals Exploring the Oceans Pole to Pole (MEOP) will deploy state-of-the-art animal-borne CTD (Conductivity-Temperature-Depth) tags on strategically chosen, deep-diving marine mammal species to explore their current movement patterns, behaviour and habitat utilization in Polar Regions. Deployments will take place on the deepest diving seals in the Arctic and Antarctic – hooded seals in the ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: -42.0   S: -74.0   E: 52.0   W: -37.0
  N: 88.5   S: 58.0   E: 22.0   W: -43.0
Max Altitude: 0 M
Min Depth: 0 M Max Depth: 1125M
  N: 88.5   S: 58.0   E: 22.0   W: -43.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Kovacs,Fedak,Lydersen,Nøst,Biuw
Dataset Title: Marine mammals exploring the oceans pole to pole
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1960-01-01
Stop Date: 2005-12-31
Use Constraints Published on the World Wide Web by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), P.O. Box 3000, Boulder, Colorado 80307-3000. The National Center for Atmospheric Research is operated by the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research and is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this Web document are those of ... View entire text
Data Center
Atmospheric Chemistry Division, National Center for Atmospheric Research, University Corporation for Atmospheric Research Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.acd.ucar.edu/
Dataset ID: IPCC_Decline_snow_ice1960-2005

Data Center Personnel
Name: WG_I_BUREAU
Phone: 1 303 497 7072
Fax: 1 303 497 5628
Email: ipcc-wg1 at ucar.edu
Contact Address:
IPCC WG I TSU
DSRC R/CSD8
325 Broadway
City: Boulder
Province or State: Colorado
Postal Code: 80307-3000
Country: USA
Publications/References
"Assessing the Physical Science of Climate Change: IPCC Working Group 1 (2007)", from material presented by Dr. Susan Solomon (co-chair WG I) at the Royal Society London and the Norwegian Academy of Sciences, http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2008-12-11
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-02-09

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