Southern Ocean Animal-Borne Sensor Data with Temperature and Depth

Satellite-linked data loggers collect temperature, conductivity, depth, location, and time from marine animals in the Southern Ocean. The data is provided by the Australian Ocean Data Network and was last updated on 2026-06-16. The tags used are from the Sea Mammal Research Unit.

Use Cases

• Modeling marine animal habitat preferences based on temperature and depth data.
• Analyzing vertical ocean structure and water mass properties based on conductivity and temperature profiles.
• Tracking animal movement and foraging behavior based on location and time data.
• Calibrating satellite-derived oceanographic measurements with in-situ sensor data.

Strengths

• Data includes multiple concurrent oceanographic variables: temperature, conductivity, depth, and location.
• Data collection method uses satellite-linked tags from the Sea Mammal Research Unit, enabling remote data retrieval.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Australian Ocean Data Network

Collection Method

Satellite-linked data loggers attached to marine animals.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-16 19:25:12.475521; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Southern Ocean