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Blue Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site MB01_02

Published by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce | Catalog Last Checked: August 02, 2026 at 10:20 PM | Dataset Last Updated: June 15, 2023 at 12:00 AM
This record represents blue whale sound production detected from raw passive acoustic data. Blue whale B calls were detected by analysts and logged using Triton's Logger Remora. The following settings were used for manual scanning of spectrograms: Bandwidth = 0-200 Hz; Duration = 1 min; Brightness = 20; Contrast = 250; FFT = 2,000; Overlap = 90%. These data were recorded at SanctSound Site MB01_02 between April 08, 2019 and August 14, 2019.

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description This record represents blue whale sound production detected from raw passive acoustic data. Blue whale B calls were detected by analysts and logged using Triton's Logger Remora. The following settings were used for manual scanning of spectrograms: Bandwidth = 0-200 Hz; Duration = 1 min; Brightness = 20; Contrast = 250; FFT = 2,000; Overlap = 90%. These data were recorded at SanctSound Site MB01_02 between April 08, 2019 and August 14, 2019.
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isPartOf NOAA-Navy Sanctuary Soundscapes Monitoring Project (SanctSound)
issued 2023-06-15T00:00:00.000+00:00
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  "Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics",
  "Earth Science Oceans > Aquatic Sciences > Fisheries",
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  "Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Ambient Noise",
  "Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems",
  "Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat",
  "Ocean > Pacific Ocean > Eastern Pacific Ocean",
  "Vertical Location > Water Column",
  "Fixed Observation Stations",
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  "Acoustic Sounders > Hydrophones",
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  "DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce",
  "DOD/USNAVY > U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense",
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modified 2023-06-15T00:00:00.000+00:00
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title Blue Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site MB01_02

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