Bowhead and gray whale migration model description. Interim report No. 1

Technical Report · Fri Mar 22 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5430677

Migration models for bowhead and gray whales in Alaskan waters were conceptualized, programmed, calibrated, and tested against observations. These verification tests do not supply irrefutable evidence that the model reproduces an average migratory pattern for either species. This is due in part to the high degree of interannual variability that normally occurs in Arctic and sub-Arctic environments. Furthermore, the model structure is flexible enough to allow changes to be readily implemented.

• Research Organization: Applied Science Associates, Inc., Wakefield, RI (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5430677
• Report Number(s): PB-86-196938/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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