Shy Albatross biologger flight heights (pilot study)

<p dir="ltr">These data were generated from a pilot study to test the feasibility of a algorithm for calculating flight heights in dynamic soaring seabirds, such as albatrosses.</p><p dir="ltr">Data were generated using biologgers deployed on three Shy Albatross individuals breeding on Albatross Island, Tasmania in 2023. The data consist of fields: birdID [bird identifier], burstID [5-min burst identifier], datetime_UTC [datetime in utc format], latitude, longitude, speed_ms [speed in metres per second], hdop [horizontal gps accuracy], vdop [vertical gps accuracy], nSats [number of satellites], fixTime [time to fix], vBatt [battery voltage], GPSaltitude [gps altitude in metres], temp_degC [air temperature in degrees Celsius], pres_pa [ambient air pressure in Pascals], burst_class [burst classified as either floating, flying, takeoff/landing or at colony], ERA5_mn_sea_lvl_pres [mean sea level pressure from ERA5 satellite in Pascals], ERA5_wave_hgt [significant wave height from ERA5 satellite in metres] and ERA5_wave_prd [significant wave period from ERA5 satellite in seconds].</p><p dir="ltr">The data are freely released to accompany the manuscript 'Altimeters on albatrosses: quantifying flight heights for dynamic soaring seabirds', authored by Mark GR Miller, Sheryl A Hamilton and Rohan H Clarke and published in Bird Conservation International in September 2026.</p><p><br></p>