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    • Blue Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site SB03_02

    Metadata Updated: July 21, 2022

    This record represents blue whale sound production detected from raw passive acoustic data. The Low Frequency Detection and Classification System (LFDCS) call library for blue whales was built for the data sampled at 120 Hz, and created for A, B, and AB phrases. All detections with a Mahalanobis distance of 5.0 or less were manually screened. Daily presence for blue whales was confirmed if there were three song phrases visible, including at least one true detection. Only accepting detections when three or more phrases occurred ensured our confidence in blue whale song presence. These data were recorded at SanctSound site SB03_02 between January 28, 2019 and April 2, 2019.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Metadata Date September 16, 2020
    Metadata Created Date July 21, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date July 21, 2022
    Reference Date(s) September 14, 2020 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Passive Acoustic

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    Monitoring locations for the SanctSound project. Credit: NOAA

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date September 16, 2020
    Metadata Created Date July 21, 2022
    Metadata Updated Date July 21, 2022
    Reference Date(s) September 14, 2020 (publication)
    Responsible Party NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ncei.pad:NOAA-Navy-SanctSound_SB03_02_LFDCS_bluewhale_1d
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives., Use liability: NOAA and NCEI cannot provide any warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of furnished data. Users assume responsibility to determine the usability of these data. The user is responsible for the results of any application of this data for other than its intended purpose., Cite as: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries and U.S Navy. 2020. Blue Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site SB03_02, SanctSound Mar 2020 Data Products (Oct 2018-Dec 2019). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/esbm-s021 [access date].
    Bbox East Long -70.178843
    Bbox North Lat 42.25539
    Bbox South Lat 42.25539
    Bbox West Long -70.178843
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update asNeeded
    Graphic Preview Description Monitoring locations for the SanctSound project. Credit: NOAA
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/pad/SanctSound/20181009-sound-monitoring-locations-1000.jpg
    Graphic Preview Type jpeg
    Harvest Object Id bfad396f-5df7-401f-949c-80ee21305372
    Harvest Source Id 8812445c-2f10-47c5-80d9-c1bc92ca956d
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Passive Acoustic
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    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [-70.178843, 42.25539]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2019-01-28T21:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2019-04-02T09:00:00Z

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