IDBR: TYPE B: Refinement of a miniature oceanographic data recorder that can be carried by marine mammals and other pelagic species for commerical production

得克萨斯A M大学获得了一个奖项，该大学改进了海洋数据记录仪（ODR），并与一家公司合作，使生物和海洋学界可以从商业上获得这些记录仪。该项目将对研究生和本科生实习生进行网上解决的使用培训。研究生也将参加实地测试。这些仪器将用于教授本科生，包括代表性不足的群体，关于海洋科学。海洋是了解全球气候及其对人类社会潜在影响的一个关键因素。这些仪器的开发和商业供应将有助于这方面的了解，海洋数据记录仪可安装在遍布世界各大洋的海洋哺乳动物、海龟、企鹅和大型鱼类身上，记录详细的海洋学数据，特别是在研究船不经常访问的地区。这些仪器记录的数据将提供关于世界海洋和气候的宝贵信息。大多数次表层海洋学数据是从船基调查和部署在海面上漂移的仪器中获得的。ODR等动物传播工具为补充这些数据提供了一种低成本的替代方法。

An award is made to Texas A&M University refine an oceanographic data recorder (ODR) and work with a company to make them commercially available to the biological and oceanographic communities. This project will train graduate and undergraduate interns in the use of the ODR. The graduate students will also participate in field tests. The instruments will be used to teach undergraduate students, including underrepresented groups, about ocean science. The oceans are a key element in understanding global climate and its potential effects on human society. The development and commercial availability of these instruments will contribute to this understanding.The ODRs can be attached to marine mammals, sea turtles, penguins and large fishes that range throughout the world's oceans and record detailed oceanographic data, especially in areas that are not frequently visited by research vessels. Data recorded by these instruments will provide valuable information on the world's oceans and climate. Most sub-surface oceanographic data have been obtained from ship-based surveys and the deployment of instruments that drift on the sea surface. Animal-borne instruments such as the ODR provide a low cost alternative for augmenting these data.