Design and calibration of an acoustic telemetry system subject to upwelling events

African Journal of Marine Science

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-364

  Singh, L ^a   Downey, N J ^b   Roberts, M J ^a,b   Webber, D M ^c   Smale, M J ^b,d   van den Berg, M A ^a   Harding, R T ^a   Engelbrecht, D C ^e   Blows, B M ^b  

^a MARINE AND COASTAL MANAGEMENT   (South Africa)

^b Bayworld   (South Africa)

^c VEMCO Ltd   (Canada)

^d PORT ELIZABETH MUSEUM   (South Africa)

^e Damen Shipyards CT (Ltd)   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Acoustic telemetry; Isothermal; System saturation; Thermocline; Transmitter range

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC METHOD; CALIBRATION; CEPHALOPOD; COASTAL ZONE; RADIOTELEMETRY; SPAWNING; THERMOCLINE; TURBIDITY; UPWELLING; WATER COLUMN; WATER TEMPERATURE;

SOUTH AFRICA;

CEPHALOPODA; LOLIGO REYNAUDII;

EID: 78049521410     PISSN: 1814232X     EISSN: 18142338     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/AJMS.2009.31.3.8.996     Document Type: Article

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