| u |
"advection" component of movement; northward component of directed movement |
0 |
nm/day |
| v |
"advection" component of movement; eastward component of directed movement |
0 |
nm/day |
| D |
"diffusion" component of movement. A measure of the variability in movement |
100 |
nm^2/day |
| bx |
systematic error (or bias) in the estimation of position (longitude) |
0 |
degree |
| by |
systematic error (or bias) in the estimation of position (latitude) |
0 |
degree |
| sx |
random error in the estimation of position (longitude) |
0.5 |
degree |
| sy |
random error in the estimation of position (latitude) |
1.5 |
degree |
| a0 |
upper bound for latitude variance (keep the tagged animal in this planet). Used in "solstice" variance structure, related to how the latitude estimation error varies around the equinox. |
0.0001 |
degree |
| b0 |
the number of days prior to the equinox where the latitude error is maximal. Used in "solstice" variance structure, related to how the latitude estimation error varies around the equinox. |
0 |
day |