US scientists turn to sharks for help with hurricane prediction
Researchers at the University of Delaware are set to tag sharks off the US East Coast with small electronic devices for collecting data that could prove useful for hurricane prediction.
Researchers at the University of Delaware are tagging sharks off the US East Coast with electronic devices to collect data that could help predict hurricanes. The devices, called CTD tags, measure ocean conditions such as electrical conductivity, temperature, and depth.
According to Channel News Asia, this project uses sharks as mobile near-real-time ocean-data observers. The data collected will inform oceanographic, atmospheric, and climate models.
The University of Delaware's principal investigator, Aaron Carlisle, noted that animal-borne sensors have been used successfully in the past, particularly on elephant seals in polar regions.
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