The effect of instrument attachment on the surface temperature of juvenile grey seals (Halichoerus grypus) as measured by infrared thermography

Deep-Sea Research Part II: Topical Studies in Oceanography

Volumn 54, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 424-436

  McCafferty, Dominic J ^a   Currie, John ^b   Sparling, Carol E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infrared thermography; Instrument effects; Marine mammal

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; MARINE BIOLOGY; OCEAN HABITATS; OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTRUMENTS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING);

HEAT LEAKAGE; INSTRUMENT EFFECTS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

MAMMALS;

DATA MINING; HEAT TRANSFER; INSTRUMENTATION; JUVENILE; PINNIPED; SURFACE TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33947221020     PISSN: 09670645     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dsr2.2006.11.019     Document Type: Article

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