Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata)

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: July 15, 2025 | Last Modified: 20241014

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Surf Scoters, a seaduck species that breeds throughout higher latitudes of Alaska and Canada and winters along coastal areas of North America. Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters. Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Surf Scoters (Melanitta perspicillata) - Raw Data" -- All raw data collected from Argos satellite transmitters, provided for completeness of the archive. The quality-controlled, "Argos Processed Data" (Child Item 1) are better suited for most analytical purposes.

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@id	http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/1f51aa0063ff492f8e0c6e373d2a8be0
bureauCode	[ "010:12" ]
identifier	USGS:5e78fa06e4b01d509270e4e2
spatial	-164.342,27.875,-112.369,70.584
theme	[ "geospatial" ]

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