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Water temperature, salinity, and position-geographic data taken from seal tags, in coastal Greenland from 2010-08-31 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0169503)

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Satellite-relay data tags have been attached to several seals in coastal waters around Greenland in 2010-2012. The tags report seal position and profiles of temperature and salinity during each seal dive. The tags last up to one year, until the seal molts, and the tag falls off. Data are in TXT format.
  • Cite as: Holland, David; Holland, Denise; Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu (2018). Water temperature, salinity, and position-geographic data taken from seal tags, in coastal Greenland from 2010-08-31 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0169503). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0169503. Accessed [date].
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Time Period 2010-08-31 to 2012-05-14
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates
West: -59.7998
East: -42.7763
South: 59.8165
North: 75.6973
Spatial Coverage Map
General Documentation
Publication Dates
  • publication: 2018-01-04
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
Supplemental Information
Submission Package ID: D688YC
Purpose This data is intended to better understand water property changes near active outlet glaciers in coastal Greenland.
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: Holland, David; Holland, Denise; Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu (2018). Water temperature, salinity, and position-geographic data taken from seal tags, in coastal Greenland from 2010-08-31 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0169503). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0169503. Accessed [date].
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  • Related Funding Agency: National Science Foundation; Directorate for Geosciences; Polar Programs
Theme keywords NODC DATA TYPES THESAURUS NODC OBSERVATION TYPES THESAURUS WMO_CategoryCode
  • oceanography
Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
Data Center keywords NODC SUBMITTING INSTITUTION NAMES THESAURUS
Platform keywords NODC PLATFORM NAMES THESAURUS
Instrument keywords NODC INSTRUMENT TYPES THESAURUS
Place keywords NODC SEA AREA NAMES THESAURUS Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
Keywords NCEI ACCESSION NUMBER
Use Constraints
  • Cite as: Holland, David; Holland, Denise; Rosing-Asvid, Aqqalu (2018). Water temperature, salinity, and position-geographic data taken from seal tags, in coastal Greenland from 2010-08-31 to 2012-05-14 (NCEI Accession 0169503). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0169503. 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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Processing Steps
  • 2018-01-04T17:26:10Z - NCEI Accession 0169503 v1.1 was published.
Output Datasets
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Processing Steps
  • Parameter or Variable: TEMPERATURE - WATER [WATER TEMPERATURE] (measured); Units: degrees Celsius; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Seal Tag.
  • Parameter or Variable: SALINITY (measured); Units: psu; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Seal Tag.
  • Parameter or Variable: POSITION - GEOGRAPHIC (measured); Units: degree; Observation Category: in situ; Sampling Instrument: Seal Tag.
Acquisition Information (collection)
Instrument
  • marine animal recording tag
Platform
  • Autonomous Pinniped
Last Modified: 2023-05-08T15:44:33Z
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