Influence of thermal stratification and storms on acoustic telemetry detection efficiency: a year-long test in the US Southern Mid-Atlantic Bight

Table 3 Description of variables included in the model selection process

Name	Units	Range	Type	Source
Detection frequency	Detections transmissions⁻¹ day⁻¹	0–1	Response	Derived
Ambient noise at 69 kHz	mV	171.3–703.9	Predictor	Recorded by receiver in situ
Distance	m	0–800	Predictor	Derived from GPS location of receiver deployment
Sea surface temperature (SST)	°C	3.5–27.4	Predictor	JPL MUR MEaSUREs Project [52]
Bottom water temperature (BWT)	°C	2.9–24.6	Predictor	Recorded by receiver in situ
ΔT	°C	−1.7–17.4	Predictor	Derived: ΔT = SST—BWT

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