Fin Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site FK03_01
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Identification info: Data identification: Citation: Citation: Title: Fin Whale Sound Production Recorded at SanctSound Site FK03_01 Date: Date: Date: 2023-06-15 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: Final SanctSound Data Product Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: International DOI Foundation (IDF) Date: inapplicable Code: Anchor: xlink: https://doi.org/10.25921/w66g-1e80 title: DOI 10.25921/w66g-1e80 Identifier: Identifier: Authority: Citation: Title: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Date: inapplicable Code: NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ncei.pad:NOAA-Navy-SanctSound_FK03_01_finwhale_1d Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Simone Baumann-Pickering Organisation name: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Leila Hatch Organisation name: NOAA Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: John Joseph Organisation name: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Anke Kuegler Organisation name: Hawai'i Institute of Marine Biology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Marc Lammers Organisation name: NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Tetyana Margolina Organisation name: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Karlina Merkens Organisation name: NOAA Pacific Islands Fisheries Science Center Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Lindsey Peavey Reeves Organisation name: NOAA Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Timothy Rowell Organisation name: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Jenni Stanley Organisation name: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Alison Stimpert Organisation name: Moss Landing Marine Laboratories Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Sofie Van Parijs Organisation name: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Eden Zang Organisation name: NOAA Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary Role: Role code: principalInvestigator Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Role: Role code: publisher Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: NOAA Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Role: Role code: author Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: U.S. Navy Role: Role code: author Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Individual name: Nicole Pegg and Genevieve Davis Organisation name: NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center Role: Role code: collaborator Abstract: 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 FK03_01 between December 18, 2018 and April 24, 2019. Purpose: These data are available to the public for a wide variety of uses including scientific research and analysis. Credit: This project received funding from the U.S. Navy. Status: Progress code: completed Point of contact: title: NCEI (pointOfContact) Responsible party: uuid: 440b3ac2-64a5-46e2-9846-38305718b644 Organisation name: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: ncei.info@noaa.gov Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact Name: NCEI Contact Information Description: Information for contacts at NCEI. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: pointOfContact Point of contact: Responsible party: Individual name: Carrie Wall Organisation name: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Position name: NCEI Passive Acoustic Archive Lead Contact info: Contact: Address: Address: Electronic mail address: pad.info@noaa.gov Role: Role code: pointOfContact Resource maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Graphic overview: BrowseGraphic: File name: https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/pad/SanctSound/20181009-sound-monitoring-locations-1000.jpg File description: Monitoring locations for the SanctSound project. Credit: NOAA File type: jpeg Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Fish Keyword: Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Invertebrates Keyword: Earth Science > Biological Classification > Animals/Vertebrates > Mammals > Cetaceans Keyword: Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics Keyword: Earth Science Oceans > Aquatic Sciences > Fisheries Keyword: Earth Science > Oceans > Marine Environment Monitoring Keyword: Earth Science > Oceans > Ocean Acoustics > Ambient Noise Keyword: Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems Keyword: Earth Science > Biosphere > Aquatic Ecosystems > Marine Habitat Type: Keyword type code: theme Thesaurus name: title: GCMD Science Keywords Citation: uuid: 227737d0-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2020-01-09 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 9.1 Cited responsible party: title: GCMD Landing Page Responsible party: uuid: 1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Organisation name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. 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Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: custodian Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: Recorders/Loggers > Passive Acoustic Recorder Keyword: Acoustic Sounders > Hydrophones Type: Keyword type code: instrument Thesaurus name: title: GCMD Instrument Keywords Citation: uuid: 82A5DD195658CBECE040AC8C5AB41A40 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2020-01-09 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 9.1 Cited responsible party: title: GCMD Landing Page Responsible party: uuid: 1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Organisation name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. 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Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: custodian Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: SanctSound > NOAA-Navy Sanctuary Soundscapes Monitoring Project Type: Keyword type code: project Thesaurus name: title: GCMD Project Keywords Citation: uuid: 9f0de6e5-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2020-01-09 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 9.1 Cited responsible party: title: GCMD Landing Page Responsible party: uuid: 1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Organisation name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. 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Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: custodian Descriptive keywords: Keywords: Keyword: DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Keyword: DOC/NOAA/NMFS > National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Keyword: DOD/USNAVY > U.S. Navy, U.S. Department of Defense Keyword: DOC/NOAA/NOS/NMS > National Marine Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Type: Keyword type code: dataCentre Thesaurus name: title: GCMD Data Center Keywords Citation: uuid: 9f0de6e6-428b-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Title: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords Date: Date: Date: 2020-01-09 Date type: Date type code: publication Edition: 9.1 Cited responsible party: title: GCMD Landing Page Responsible party: uuid: 1edb41d0-428a-11df-9879-0800200c9a66 Organisation name: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Earth Science Data and Information System Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/idn/gcmd-keywords Name: Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Keywords Description: The information provided on this page seeks to define how the GCMD Keywords are structured, used and accessed. It also provides information on how users can participate in the further development of the keywords. Function: Online function code: information Role: Role code: custodian Resource constraints: title: Distribution Liability Legal constraints: uuid: dadd4ac3-2b9f-4db5-8603-71285b94c3d7 Access constraints: Restriction code: otherRestrictions Other 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. 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Aggregation Info: AggregateInformation: Aggregate Data Set Name: Citation: Title: NOAA-Navy Sanctuary Soundscapes Monitoring Project (SanctSound) Date: inapplicable Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: Office of National Marine Sanctuaries Role: Role code: sponsor Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Organisation name: U.S. Navy Role: Role code: sponsor Cited responsible party: Responsible party: Contact info: Contact: Online Resource: Online Resource: Linkage: URL: https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/science/monitoring/sound/ Name: Sound Monitoring Description: NOAA and the U.S. Navy are working to better understand underwater sound within the U.S. National Marine Sanctuary System. From 2018 to 2021, these agencies will work with numerous scientific partners to study sound within seven national marine sanctuaries and one marine national monument, which includes waters off Hawai'i and the east and west coasts. Standardized measurements will assess sounds produced by marine animals, physical processes (e.g., wind and waves), and human activities. Collectively, this information will help NOAA and the Navy measure sound levels and baseline acoustic conditions in sanctuaries. This work is a continuation of ongoing Navy and NOAA research, including efforts by NOAA's Office of National Marine Sanctuaries This dataset represents the derived products from the raw acoustic data that are archived at NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Function: Online function code: information Role: inapplicable Association Type: Association type code: largerWorkCitation Initiative Type: Initiative type code: project Language: eng; USA Topic category: Topic category code: biota Topic category: Topic category code: oceans Extent: Extent: Description: Site FK03_01 Geographic element: Geographic bounding box: West bound longitude: -81.77413299999999 East bound longitude: -81.77413299999999 South bound latitude: 24.45895 North bound latitude: 24.45895 Temporal element: Temporal extent: Extent: Time period: Begin date: 2018-12-18T17:00:00Z End date: 2019-04-24T03:00:00Z
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Content info: Coverage Description: Attribute description: Passive acoustic data Content type: Content type code: physicalMeasurement Dimension: Band: Sequence identifier: timestamp string Descriptor: Timestamp in ISO 8601 date format Value unit: xlink: #day Dimension: Band: Sequence identifier: presence double Descriptor: Presence of Fin Whale (0 = not present; 1 = present) Maximum value: 1 Minimum value: 0 Value unit: xlink: #binary Dimension: Band: Sequence identifier: presence double Descriptor: 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. Value unit: xlink: #binary
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Data quality info: Data quality: Scope: Scope: Hierarchy level: Scope code: dataset Report: Completeness commission: Evaluation method description: Quality data were recorded for the duration of the deployment. Result: unknown Report: Conceptual consistency: Measure description: All data were collected with standardized and calibrated acoustic recording equipment. Data quality was assessed through visual analysis and examination of acoustic levels over time across all frequencies. Result: unknown Lineage: Lineage: Process step: Process Step: Description: All acoustic data were processed using the Low Frequency Detection and Classification System (LFDCS; Baumgartner and Mussoline, 2011), which creates conditioned spectrograms using a short-time Fourier transform with a data frame of 512 samples and 75% overlap (80% overlap for the 120 Hz decimated data (blue and fin whales)), resulting in a time step of 64 ms and frequency resolution of 3.9 Hz (for 120 Hz data: 853 ms time step and 0.23 Hz frequency resolution). After tracing contour lines, or “pitch tracks”, through tonal sounds, the program uses multivariate discriminant function analysis to classify the pitch tracks into species-specific call types based on a call library. Each detection is assigned a Mahalanobis distance (MD), which measures the deviation of a sound’s pitch track from the assigned call type (see Baumgartner and Mussoline (2011) for a more complete description). A lower MD indicates a closer match to the assigned call type. For a well-developed call type in the LFDCS (i.e., the seven attributes used in the discriminant function analysis are multivariate normal), 75% of pitch-tracks for the call type will have a MD of 3.0 or less (Baumgartner et al., 2013). Setting a MD threshold is necessary to minimize the false detection rates, but in doing so causes some true detections to be missed in the analysis. The MD threshold of 3.0 was chosen for all vocalizations detected and classified in the humpback, sei, and fin whale call library. However, for blue whales, false detection rates were lower than any of the other species, thus a MD of 5.0 was chosen to decrease the probability of missing true detections. All LFDCS detections were manually reviewed by trained acoustic analysts to determine daily presence of each of the four baleen whale species. A true detection was defined as a pitch track that correctly classified a call or song unit to the species that produced it (Bonnell et al., 2016). Given the variability of each species' call type, the specific methodology to determine daily acoustic presence was different for each species. The LFDCS call library for fin whale 20-Hz pulses was built for the data sampled at 120 Hz. All fin whale detections with a MD 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. Process step: Process Step: Description: Data were processed with LFDCS Processing Information: Processing: Identifier: inapplicable Software Reference: Citation: Title: LFDCS Date: inapplicable
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Metadata maintenance: Maintenance information: Maintenance and update frequency: Maintenance frequency code: asNeeded Maintenance note: Based on the NCEI Collection Level Metadata Template v1.1 (https://data.noaa.gov/waf/templates/iso_u/xml/ncei_template-clean.xml).
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Acquisition: Acquisition Information: Platform: Platform: Identifier: Identifier: Code: Fixed Observation Stations Description: Self-contained underwater sound recorder for long term ocean deployments. Instrument: Instrument: Identifier: Identifier: Code: SoundTrap ST500 Type: long term recorder
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