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IMOS_11068

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Citation
Wienecke, B. (2012) Satellite tracking of Emperor penguin fledglings, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - doi:10.4225/15/54AC6D5198CC2, Accessed: 2026-05-24
Title
Satellite tracking of Emperor penguin fledglings
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
DOI
doi:10.4225/15/54AC6D5198CC2
Created Date
2012-08-09
Revision Date
2019-04-08
Expected Date of Data Release
2012-08-10
Data Version
1
Parent record
None
Child record
ASAC_1252_IMOS_11068_201011
ASAC_1252_IMOS_11068_201112
ASAC_1252_IMOS_11068_201213

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    Description

    As seabirds emperor penguins spent a large proportion of their lives at sea. For food they depend entirely on marine resources. Young penguins rarely return to their natal colonies after their first year. Satellite tracking will give us insights into where foraging areas may be that are important for these birds. This tracking work is part of a multi-species study funded by the Integrated Marine Observation System (IMOS).

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    Purpose

    To determine the at-sea distribution of fledgling emperor penguins and to examine to which extent their foraging range may overlap with that of other species.

    Quality

    The values provided in spatial coverage are approximate only.

    Access

    These data are publicly available from the provided URL.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -50
    Southernmost:
    -68

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    50
    Easternmost:
    160

    Data Resolution

    Temporal Resolution:
    12 Hour(s)

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • Emperor Penguin
    • Fledgling
    • Tracking
    • IMOS

    Locations

    • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

    Platforms

    • SATELLITES

    Instruments

    • ARGOS Data Collection and Position Location System

    Researchers

    • wienecke, barbara (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)

    Use Constraints

    This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License
    (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=IMOS_11068 when using these data.

    Project

      ISO Topic

      • BIOTA
      • OCEANS

      Dataset Language

      • English

      Orignating Centre

      • Australian Antarctic Division

      Dataset Progress

      • IN WORK

      IDN Node

      • AMD
      • AMD/AU
      • CEOS

      Metadata Revision History

        2012-08-10 - record created by Barbara Wienecke. 2015-01-07 - record updated by Barbara Wienecke and a dataset DOI added. 2019-04-08 - record updated by Dave Connell for ISO compliance.

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