NOAA Ocean Noise Reference Station Network (NRS) Raw Passive Acoustic Data
Passive acoustic monitoring of the ocean ambient sound field is a critical aspect
of NOAA's mandate for ocean and coastal stewardship. This includes detecting and characterizing:
(1) sounds produced and used by living marine resources (e.g., endangered marine mammals);
(2) natural sources of noise from physical oceanographic processes; and (3) anthropogenic
noise sources that contribute to the overall ocean noise environment. Noise generated
by anthropogenic activities (especially commercial shipping and seismic oil & gas
exploration) is increasingly being recognized as a potential threat to marine mammals
which are protected in the U.S. by the Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered
Species Act. Current scientific data suggest that increased ambient noise levels impact
marine mammals by hindering communication (Hatch et al. 2012), altering communication
behavior (Parks et al. 2013), altering locomotive behavior (Pirotta et al. 2013),
and inducing stress (Rolland et al. 2012).
Additional concerns associated with the degraded acoustic quality of diverse habitats broaden these concerns to include possible repercussions for fish and invertebrate species, many of which NOAA manages as commercially-harvested, protects as resources within sanctuaries, or studies as key elements to sustaining healthy ecosystems. For these reasons it is important for science-based regulatory agencies including NOAA to monitor long-term trends and changes in the ambient sound field.
The objective of the proposed project is to establish a network of initially ten ocean noise reference stations in U.S. waters to monitor long-term changes and trends in the underwater ambient sound field (McDonald et al. 2006). Our plan is to deploy identical autonomous acoustic recording systems developed in-house at PMEL at each reference station to ensure proper calibration and consistency of the collected data sets.
Additional concerns associated with the degraded acoustic quality of diverse habitats broaden these concerns to include possible repercussions for fish and invertebrate species, many of which NOAA manages as commercially-harvested, protects as resources within sanctuaries, or studies as key elements to sustaining healthy ecosystems. For these reasons it is important for science-based regulatory agencies including NOAA to monitor long-term trends and changes in the ambient sound field.
The objective of the proposed project is to establish a network of initially ten ocean noise reference stations in U.S. waters to monitor long-term changes and trends in the underwater ambient sound field (McDonald et al. 2006). Our plan is to deploy identical autonomous acoustic recording systems developed in-house at PMEL at each reference station to ensure proper calibration and consistency of the collected data sets.
- Cite as: NOAA OAR Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOS Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and DOI NPS Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate. 2014. NOAA Ocean Noise Reference Station Network Raw Passive Acoustic Data. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5M32T0D [access date]
- 10.7289/V5M32T0D
- NCEI Metadata ID: gov.noaa.ncei.pad:NRS_Raw_Data
- NRS
gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.pad:NRS_Raw_Data
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Ordering Instructions | Contact the NCEI Passive Acoustic Data Manager to order data |
Distributor | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Carrie Wall NCEI Passive Acoustic Archive Lead NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information pad.info@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 2014-05-23T00:16:20 to Present |
Spatial Reference System | urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG:4326 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West:-170.7196
East:-64.65
South:-14.2686
North:72.4900
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Dataset Progress Status | Ongoing - data is continually being updated |
Data Update Frequency | As needed |
Purpose | A collaborative effort between OAR?s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory (PMEL), all NMFS Science Centers, the NOS National Marine Sanctuary System, and the National Park Service to establish and collect consistent and comparable long-term passive acoustic data sets covering all major regions of the U.S |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Platform keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Platform Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Location Keywords
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Other Constraints | Cite as: NOAA OAR Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOS Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, and DOI NPS Natural Resource Stewardship and Science Directorate. 2014. NOAA Ocean Noise Reference Station Network Raw Passive Acoustic Data. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. https://doi.org/10.7289/V5M32T0D [access date] |
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