gov.noaa.nodc:0138863 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-07-18T17:23:28Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Acoustics short-term passive monitoring using sonobuoys in the Bering, Chukchi, and Western Beaufort Seas conducted by Alaska Fisheries Scientific Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory from 2007-08-01 to 2015-09-28 (NCEI Accession 0138863) 2015-12-28 publication 2015-12-07 creation NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0138863 NCEI Archive Management System 0138863 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Janice Waite NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) janice.waite@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Berchok, Catherine NOAA/NMFS/AFSC Marine Mammal Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information author Crance, Jessica NOAA/NMFS/AFSC Marine Mammal Laboratory jessica.crance@noaa.gov https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information author Ljungblad, Don author Keating, Jennifer NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center author Grassia, Stephanie University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean https://cicoes.uw.edu/ HTTPS University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) website Institution web page information author Ives, Eliza University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean https://cicoes.uw.edu/ HTTPS University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) website Institution web page information author Scattorin, Francesco author Thompson, Jessica NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information author Küsel, Liz author Morse, Laura NOAA/NMFS/AFSC Marine Mammal Laboratory laurajmorse@yahoo.com https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information author Cholewiak, Danielle NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center author Wright, Dana University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean https://cicoes.uw.edu/ HTTPS University of Washington Joint Institute for the Study of the Atmosphere and Ocean (JISAO) website Institution web page information author Hager, Julia author Tucker, Nick Florida International University http://www.fiu.edu HTTP Florida International University (FIU) website Institution web page information author Slack, Megan author Miller, Kelsey author Yack, Tina author Coates, Shannon author Grebner, Dawn Naval Undersea Warfare Center author Catherine Berchok - NOAA Federal NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information pointOfContact NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/about/marine-mammal-laboratory HTTPS NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center, Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMFS/AFSC/MML) website Institution web page information contributor tableDigital The National Marine Mammal Laboratory (NMML) has conducted passive acoustic monitoring in the Bering, Chukchi, and Western Beaufort Seas to determine spatio-temporal distribution of marine mammals as well as environmental and anthropogenic noise. Species and sounds detected on sonobuoys include fin, blue, bowhead, humpback, killer, gray, minke, sperm, beluga, sei, and North Pacific right whales, walrus, ribbon and bearded seals, and seismic airguns. This short-term passive acoustic monitoring was also used to locate vocalizing species of interest for photo-identification, tagging, and behavioral studies. Recordings are available since 2007 in the Bering Sea, since 2010 in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas, and in 2013 in the Gulf of Alaska. Both omnidirectional and DiFAR sonobuoys have been used. The vast majority of the sonobuoys were deployed opportunistically along the tracks of research cruises funded by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM). In one year (2009), sonobuoys were deployed opportunistically from an aerial survey plane. All sonobuoys were provided by the United States Navy (Naval Operational Logistics Support Center, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crance Division, and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy). The purpose of these sonobuoy deployments is to assess short-term presence, distribution, and relative abundance of marine mammals in the Bering, Chukchi, and Beaufort Seas, and also to locate vocalizing species of interest for photo-identification, tagging, and behavioral studies. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian J1DU7C Send2NCEI Submission Package ID accessLevel: public otherRestrictions Cite as: Berchok, Catherine; Crance, Jessica; Ljungblad, Don; Keating, Jennifer; Grassia, Stephanie; Ives, Eliza; Scattorin, Francesco; Thompson, Jessica; Küsel, Liz; Morse, Laura; Cholewiak, Danielle; Wright, Dana; Hager, Julia; Tucker, Nick; Slack, Megan; Miller, Kelsey; Yack, Tina; Coates, Shannon; Grebner, Dawn (2015). Acoustics short-term passive monitoring using sonobuoys in the Bering, Chukchi, and Western Beaufort Seas conducted by Alaska Fisheries Scientific Center, National Marine Mammal Laboratory from 2007-08-01 to 2015-09-28 (NCEI Accession 0138863). [indicate subset used]. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Dataset. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/archive/accession/0138863. Accessed [date]. 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