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SUMMARY:Animal-borne sensors and the Global Ocean Observing System - Lars 
 Boehme (University of St. Andrews)
DTSTART:20081209T110000Z
DTEND:20081209T120000Z
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CONTACT:Robert Bingham
DESCRIPTION:Animal tagging has revolutionised the way we study animals. Th
 e latest technology not only reveals animal behaviour\, but also can form 
 part of the Global Ocean Observing System by delivering crucial environmen
 tal data to the broader oceanographic community. So will animal tagging re
 volutionise\nthe way we understand our climate?   The highly accurate ocea
 nographic sensors we integrated into standard behavioural tags provide tem
 perature and salinity profiles within the water column. When these were de
 ployed on seal species in the Southern Ocean\, they provided data that is 
 otherwise very difficult or even impossible to obtain. But the data provid
 ed by animal platforms are usually complimentary to those from other ocean
  observational approaches and their value is maximized when integrated wit
 h them. We discuss methodology for effecting this integration and present 
 an example of such an analysis where the dynamics of frontal systems in th
 e Scotia Sea are revealed in unprecedented detail.  These data have reveal
 ed new insights into the driving forces of the ocean circulation around An
 tarctica.  Global Ocean Circulation Models are now assimilating these data
  in near real-time\, enhancing the output of weather and ocean forecasts. 
 On a greater scale\, animal-borne data improve the predictions of climate 
 change models and can so mitigate the effects of climate change.\n
LOCATION:British Antarctic Survey\, Room 307
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