IMOS - Animal Tracking Facility - Satellite Relay Tagging Program - Near real-time CTD profile data

The Animal Tracking Facility (formerly known as the Australian Animal Tracking And Monitoring System (AATAMS)) is a coordinated marine animal tagging project. Satellite Relay Data Loggers (SRDL) (most with CTDs, and some also with fluorometers) are used to explore how marine mammal behaviour relates to their oceanic environment. Loggers developed at the University of St Andrews Sea Mammal Research Unit transmit data in near real-time via the Argo satellite system. The Satellite Relay Data Loggers are deployed on marine mammals, including Elephant Seals, Weddell Seals, Australian Fur Seals, Australian Sea Lions, New Zealand Fur Seals. Data is being collected in the Southern Ocean, the Great Australian Bight, and off the South-East Coast of Australia. Data parameters measured by the instruments include time, conductivity (salinity), temperature, and depth. The data represented by this record are presented in near real-time.

As of the 19/11/2019, this data collection has been decommissioned. Historical files are still available on the IMOS THREDDS catalog.

All subsequent CTD data is available via the current “IMOS - AATAMS Facility - Satellite Relay Tagging Program - Delayed mode data” collection (https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/06b09398-d3d0-47dc-a54a-a745319fbece) in csv format, as opposed to NetCDF as was previously delivered via this “Near real-time” collection.

动物追踪设施（前身为澳大利亚动物追踪与监测系统（Australian Animal Tracking And Monitoring System，缩写AATAMS））是一项协同开展的海洋动物标记项目。研究人员借助卫星中继数据记录器（Satellite Relay Data Loggers，缩写SRDL）——多数配备电导率温度深度记录仪（CTD），部分还加装了荧光计——探究海洋哺乳动物的行为与其海洋环境之间的关联。由圣安德鲁斯大学海洋哺乳动物研究部研发的此类记录器，可通过Argo卫星系统实现近乎实时的数据传输。该卫星中继数据记录器被部署于象海豹、威德尔海豹、澳州海狗、澳州海狮以及新西兰海狗等多种海洋哺乳动物身上。数据采集区域覆盖南大洋、澳大利亚大澳大利亚湾以及澳大利亚东南沿海海域。仪器所采集的数据参数包括时间、电导率（盐度）、温度以及深度。本记录所呈现的数据为近乎实时的观测数据。

截至2019年11月19日，该数据集已停止运维。其历史数据文件仍可在IMOS THREDDS目录中获取。

后续所有电导率温度深度记录仪数据，可通过当前的"IMOS - AATAMS设施 - 卫星中继标记项目 - 延迟模式数据"数据集（https://catalogue-imos.aodn.org.au:443/geonetwork/srv/api/records/06b09398-d3d0-47dc-a54a-a745319fbece）获取，该数据集采用CSV格式存储，与此前本"近乎实时"数据集所交付的NetCDF格式有所不同。