data collected by a marine radar
By Wetland and Aquatic Research Center
August 2023 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Image of data collected by a marine radar modified to collect biological data. Yellow dots represent targets in the airspace and blue lines represent the path of a particular target (Credit: Robb Diehl, USGS)
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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