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    • Fin Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site SB01_01

    Metadata Updated: July 21, 2022

    This record represents fin whale sound production detected from raw passive acoustic data. The Low Frequency Detection and Classification System (LFDCS) call library for fin whale 20-Hz pulses was built for the data sampled at 120 Hz. All fin whale detections with a Mahalanobis distance of 3.0 or less were manually verified for true detections. A logistic regression was applied to these results to facilitate reducing the size of the dataset that ultimately needed to be manually verified for confident species detection. This analysis revealed that a minimum number of 29 detections per time window used (hour or day) need to be detected to ensure that a fin whale was truly detected with a confidence of 90%. All days with at least 29 detections were manually verified for daily presence of fin whale 20-Hz pulses. From days with 29 or more detections, fin whales were considered present for that day if a true detection was found within a regular inter-pulse interval pattern of at least three other 20-Hz pulses. These data were recorded at SanctSound site SB01_01 between November 12, 2018 and January 28, 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_SB01_01_LFDCS_finwhale_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. Fin Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site SB01_01, SanctSound Mar 2020 Data Products (Oct 2018-Dec 2019). NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.25921/9g8c-ct32 [access date].
    Bbox East Long -70.546958
    Bbox North Lat 42.436838
    Bbox South Lat 42.436838
    Bbox West Long -70.546958
    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 24fb655e-6c40-498c-8d17-dd29671b277c
    Harvest Source Id 8812445c-2f10-47c5-80d9-c1bc92ca956d
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Passive Acoustic
    Licence
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Old Spatial {"type": "Point", "coordinates": [-70.546958, 42.436838]}
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 2018-11-12T19:00:00Z
    Temporal Extent End 2019-01-28T16:00:00Z

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