A three-stage algorithm for filtering erroneous Argos satellite locations

Marine Mammal Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 371-383

  Austin, Deborah ^a   McMillan, J I ^b   Bowen, W D ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BEDFORD INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argos; Gray seals; Haliochoerus grypus; Location class; Location filter; Satellite telemetry

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; BIOTELEMETRY; ERROR ANALYSIS; FILTER; SATELLITE;

ANIMALIA; GRYPUS; HALICHOERUS; HALIOCHOERUS GRYPUS;

EID: 0037376488     PISSN: 08240469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-7692.2003.tb01115.x     Document Type: Article

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