SMRU GPS Satellite Relay Data Logger (Argos)
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| contributor | Natalia_Atkins | ||||||||||||||||
| dc publisher | British Oceanographic Data Centre (BODC) | ||||||||||||||||
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| definition | A package comprising a wet/dry, pressure and temperature sensors with a GPS receiver for high accuracy position data and antenna suitable for transmission of data via the Argos satellite system. The unit contains an internal battery and a microprocessor that logs data and schedules the transfer of data. GPS locations are acquired in less than a second so position may be transferred to the satellite on every surfacing. The package is designed for attachment to marine mammals and has an operational depth range of down to 2000 m. More information is available at http://www.smru.st-and.ac.uk/Instrumentation/GPSArgosTag/. | ||||||||||||||||
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