Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis)

July 20, 2022

This data release includes 2 child items with tracking data for Long-tailed Ducks, a species of seaduck that breeds throughout the circumpolar Arctic and spends the winter in coastal areas of northern and mid latitudes.
Child Item 1: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) - Processed Data" -- Quality-controlled data collected from Argos satellite transmitters.Child Item 2: "Argos Satellite Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis) - 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.

Publication Year 2022
Title Tracking Data for Long-tailed Ducks (Clangula hyemalis)
DOI 10.5066/P95B6K20
Authors Margaret R Petersen, Paul L Flint, James B Grand, Daniel M. Mulcahy, David C Douglas
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Alaska Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
Was this page helpful?