Since the tag was released from Katia on 10/15/15 it has transmitted almost 10,000 messages via its small antenna. The latest message shows that the battery is still OK and it may be able to transmit for a few more days. While the tag is floating at the surface, it is attempting to send a complete Read more about Battery still good[…]
The Argos satellite system continues to relay data from the tag that Katia was towing. This tag is programmed to send as much data as it can before the small lithium battery is exhausted. As you can see from the image below, we have almost received a complete history from this tag. We are still Read more about Data streaming in[…]
This morning, the PAT tag that Katia has been towing around the Atlantic Ocean has relayed data to indicate that it has been floating at the surface for three days without diving. The tags has now gone “premature release” mode and will now attempt to send all of the data collected since June via satellite. While Read more about Premature release[…]
Katia has begun relaying regular data once again! One of the reasons we believed for the lack of data was that she was simply moving too fast and it seems that that was indeed the case. When she last transmitted a location on September 14th, Katia was located south of Nantucket just heading into deeper Read more about And, she is back[…]