Table 2 Summary results for a simulation exercise investigating the effect of different dive behaviors and Argos transmission regimes on data recovery
From: A satellite-linked tag for the long-term monitoring of diving behavior in large whales
Daily transmission schedule | Transmit interval (s) | Mean (sd) unique daily received transmissions | % of time series summarized | Mean (sd) unique daily received transmissions | % of time series summarized |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Short-dive time series | Long-dive time series | ||||
6Â h | 30 | 34.1 (8.4) | 74.60% | 16.9 (2.8) | 97.0% |
60 | 28.5 (7.4) | 62.80% | 16.3 (2.9) | 93.30% | |
120 | 24.5 (6.9) | 53.20% | 14.2 (2.9) | 80.80% | |
12Â h | 30 | 44.5 (9.6) | 96.10% | 17.1 (2.3) | 97.0% |
60 | 43.1 (9.6) | 92.90% | 17.0 (2.5) | 96.30% | |
120 | 38.3 (8.9) | 84.10% | 16.8 (2.6) | 95.80% | |
Field deployments | Humpback | Blue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RDW-665 (6Â h) | Â | 11.1 (4.6) | 71.1% (18.3) | 8.8 (5.2) | 45.8% (15.0) |
RDW-660 (5Â h) | Â | 5.6 (3.3) | 33.9% (15.0) | Â | Â |