eCite Digital Repository
A Southern Indian Ocean database of hydrographic profiles obtained with instrumented elephant seals
Citation
Roquet, F and Williams, GD and Hindell, MA and Harcourt, R and McMahon, C and Guinet, C and Charrassin, J-B and Reverdin, G and Boehme, L and Lovell, P and Fedak, M, A Southern Indian Ocean database of hydrographic profiles obtained with instrumented elephant seals, Nature Scientific Data, 1, (Data Descriptor) Article 140028. ISSN 2052-4463 (2014) [Refereed Article]
 | PDF 1Mb |
Copyright Statement
Copyright 2014 The Authors-This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons license.
DOI: doi:10.1038/sdata.2014.28
Abstract
The instrumentation of southern elephant seals with satellite-linked CTD tags has offered unique temporal and spatial coverage of the Southern Indian Ocean since 2004. This includes extensive data from the Antarctic continental slope and shelf regions during the winter months, which is outside the conventional areas of Argo autonomous floats and ship-based studies. This landmark dataset of around 75,000 temperature and salinity profiles from 20–140 °E, concentrated on the sector between the Kerguelen Islands and Prydz Bay, continues to grow through the coordinated efforts of French and Australian marine research teams. The seal data are quality controlled and calibrated using delayed-mode techniques involving comparisons with other existing profiles as well as cross-comparisons similar to established protocols within the Argo community, with a resulting accuracy of ±0.03 °C in temperature and ±0.05 in salinity or better. The data offer invaluable new insights into the water masses, oceanographic processes and provides a vital tool for oceanographers seeking to advance our understanding of this key component of the global ocean climate.
Item Details
| Item Type: | Refereed Article |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Marine biology, Physical oceanography |
| Research Division: | Earth Sciences |
| Research Group: | Oceanography |
| Research Field: | Physical oceanography |
| Objective Division: | Expanding Knowledge |
| Objective Group: | Expanding knowledge |
| Objective Field: | Expanding knowledge in the biological sciences |
| UTAS Author: | Williams, GD (Mr Guy Williams) |
| UTAS Author: | Hindell, MA (Professor Mark Hindell) |
| ID Code: | 96832 |
| Year Published: | 2014 |
| Web of Science® Times Cited: | 87 |
| Deposited By: | CRC-Antarctic Climate & Ecosystems |
| Deposited On: | 2014-11-24 |
| Last Modified: | 2017-10-31 |
| Downloads: | 353 View Download Statistics |
Repository Staff Only: item control page