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Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) - Processed Data

This metadata document describes the data contained in the "processedData" folder of this data package. This data package contains all data collected by the Argos System from 19 satellite transmitters attached to Northern Fulmars on their breeding range in the Bering Sea and northern Gulf of Alaska, 2001-2006. The raw data were processed to accomplish two goals: flag implausible location estimates and decode raw sensor data. Three Comma Separate Value (CSV) tables are included in the "processedData" folder of this data package: 1) the "diag_filteredLocations" table contains one record for every Argos location estimate collected, accompanied by a binary flag that denotes an algorithm's plausibility check (based on distance, turning angle, and rate thresholds). Each record also includes a 'Tracking_Status' variable that denotes whether the location was collected from a live animal, a dead animal, or shed transmitter, 2) the "decodedSensor" table contains decoded sensor data such as the transmitter's temperature, battery voltage, and motion (activity), and 3) the "deploymentAttributes" table contains one record for each transmitter deployment in a CSV formatted table. The deployment attributes file contains information such as when the transmitter was attached to the animal, when tracking of a live animal ended, and a variety of variables describing the animal and transmitter. This table is identical to the "deploymentAttributes" table in the "rawData" folder of this data package.

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Author(s) Scott A Hatch, V.A. Gill orcid, Daniel M. Mulcahy, David C Douglas orcid
Publication Date 2020-10-30
Beginning Date of Data 2001-06-17
Ending Date of Data 2006-10-16
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DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P992BR5E
Citation Hatch, S.A., Gill, V., Mulcahy, D.M., and Douglas, D.C., 2020, Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Northern Fulmars (Fulmarus glacialis) - Processed Data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P992BR5E.
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Metadata Date 2020-10-30
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