Model input and output statistics on fifteen-year assessment of emperor penguin breeding populations from the Bellingshausen sea to the Weddell sea from VHR satellite imagery, 2009-2023

This dataset contains model input and output data on emperor penguin population dynamics for a Bayesian analysis carried out on multivariate classification results. Model input data comprises multivariate classification analysis results derived from very-high resolution (VHR) satellite imagery pertaining to 16 emperor penguin colonies, spanning the Bellingshausen Sea to the Weddell Sea between 2009 to 2023. Model output data comprises population estimates for each year for each colony, global trends per year, global change for the dataset overall, global abundance pertaining to individual colonies, as well as statistical parameter estimates provided by the model.

Data collection was carried out by personnel at BAS.

Funding from WWF UK (GB095701), project NEB2181 "Understanding emperor penguin populations in the Weddell Sea and Antarctic Peninsula" and previous WWF funding over the 15 year period.