Passive acoustic data from sonobuoys deployed during the 2013 Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage

This dataset contains acoustic recordings from Directional Frequency Analysis and Recording (DIFAR) sonobuoys that were deployed during the 2013 Antarctic blue whale voyage. During the 47 day voyage 360 sonobuoys were deployed yielding 733 hours of acoustic recordings. On average, slightly more than eight sonobuoys were used per survey day. Ninety three sonobuoys were deployed in transit to or from the edge of the sea-ice while the remainder were deployed to monitor and target Antarctic blue whales. The telemetered audio from sonobuoys was monitored aurally and visually (via spectrogram) in real-time by one or more on-duty acousticians. A total team of five dedicated acousticians monitored round-the-clock for blue whales and in all weather conditions. Upon detection of blue whale vocalisations the vessel was directed towards the locations of these sounds.


After deployment, sonobuoys sent acoustic and directional data to the ship via a VHF radio transmitter. Radio signals from the sonobuoy were received using an omnidirectional VHF antenna (PCTel Inc. MFB1443; 3 dB gain tuned to 144 MHz centre frequency) and pre-amplifier (Minicircuits Inc. ZX60-33LN-S+) mounted on the mast of the ship at a height of 21 m. The preamplifier was connected to a power splitter via LMR400 cable and signals were received with two WiNRaDiO G39WSBe sonobuoy receivers. The radio signal from sonobuoys was adequate for monitoring and localization out to a typical range of 12-15 nmi. Received signals were digitised via a sound board (RME Fireface; RME Inc.), and signals were recorded on a personal computer using the software program PAMGuard (Gillespie et al. 2008). Three models of sonobuoys were used during the voyage: 79 were AN/SSQ-53D (Ultra Electronics, Canada), 81 were AN/SSQ-53F (Ultra Electronics: SonobuoyTechSystems, USA) and 200 were AN/SSQ-955-HIDAR (deployed in DIFAR compatibility mode; Ultra Electronics Sonar Systems, UK).


In addition to recording of Antarctic blue whale song, New Zealand type blue whale song, and blue whale "D-call" vocalisations, these recordings also contain vocalisations from fin whales, humpback whales, sei whales, killer whales, sperm whales, as well as low frequency sounds from Antarctic sea ice.

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Alternate title
Passive acoustic data from sonobuoys deployed during the 2013 Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage
Date (Publication)
2014-08-14
Edition
1
Citation identifier
Dataset DOI

Title
Information and documentation - Digital object identifier system
Date (Publication)
2012-04-23
Citation identifier
ISO 26324:2012

Citation identifier
doi:10.4225/15/53EC41A5230B1

Originator

Miller, B.S., Calderan, S., Leaper, R.C., Collins, K., Barlow, J. and Double. M.

Publisher

Australian Antarctic Data Centre

Principal investigator

MILLER, BRIAN SETH
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Principal investigator

CALDERAN, SUSANNAH

Principal investigator

LEAPER, RUSSELL C.
School of Biological Sciences
University of Aberdeen
Tillydrone Avenue
Aberdeen
AB24 2TZ
United Kingdom

Principal investigator

COLLINS, KYM

Principal investigator

BARLOW, JAY
Southwest Fisheries Science Center
8619 La Jolla Shores Dr
La Jolla
CA
92037
USA

Principal investigator

DOUBLE, MIKE
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Ausrtralia

Collaborator

MILLER, BRIAN SETH
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
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CAASM Metadata
Website
https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4102_Audio2013

Status
Completed

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AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia
Topic category
  • Biota
  • Oceans

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Temporal extent

TimePeriod
2013-01-31 2013-03-15
Title
Blue whale vocalizations recorded around New Zealand: 1964-2013.
Date (Publication)
2014
Citation identifier
135

Author

Miller BS, Collins K, Barlow J, Calderan S, Leaper R, McDonald M, Ensor P, Olson PA, Olavarria C, Double MC
Name
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Page
1616-23
Title
A simulation study of acoustic-assisted tracking of whales for mark-recapture surveys.
Date (Publication)
2014
Citation identifier
9

Author

Peel D, Miller BS, Kelly N, Dawson S, Slooten E, Double MC
Name
PloS one
Page
e95602
Title
Accuracy and precision of DIFAR localisation systems: Calibrations and comparative measurements from three SORP voyages.
Date (Publication)
2014
Citation identifier
SC/65b/SH08:14

Author

Miller BS, Gedamke J, Calderan S, Collins K, Johnson C, Miller E, Samaran F, Smith J, Double MC
Other citation details
Submitted to the Scientific Committee 65b of the International Whaling Commission, Bled, Slovenia
Title
Software for the localisation of baleen whale calls using DIFAR sonobuoys: PAMGuard DIFAR.
Date (Publication)
2014
Citation identifier
SC/65b/SH06:7

Author

Miller BS, Gillespie D, Weatherup G, Calderan S, Double MC
Other citation details
Submitted to the Scientific Committee 65b of the International Whaling Commission, Bled, Slovenia
Title
Source levels of Antarctic blue whale calls measured during the 2013 Antarctic blue whale voyage?: preliminary results.
Date (Publication)
2014
Citation identifier
SC/65b/SH11:10

Author

Miller B, Leaper R, Calderan S, Collins K, Double M
Other citation details
Submitted to the Scientific Committee 65b of the International Whaling Commission, Bled, Slovenia
Title
Estimating drift of DIFAR sonobuoys when localizing blue whales.
Date (Publication)
2014
Citation identifier
SC/65b/SH09:8

Author

Miller BS, Wotherspoon S, Calderan S, Leaper R, Collins K, Double MC
Other citation details
Submitted to the Scientific Committee 65b of the International Whaling Commission, Bled, Slovenia
Title
Antarctic Blue Whale Voyage 2013
Date (Publication)
2013

Author

Barlow J, Miller B, Olson P, Andrews-Goff V, Leaper R, Schmitt N, Lindsay M, Wadley V

Publisher

Unknown
Kingston
Name
Science report
Title
Cruise report of the 2013 Antarctic blue whale voyage of the Southern Ocean Research Partnership.
Date (Publication)
2013
Citation identifier
SC65a/SH/21

Author

Double MC, Barlow J, Miller BS, Olson P, Andrews-Goff V, Leaper R, Ensor P, Kelly N, Wadley V, Lindsay M, Peel D, Calderan S, Collins K, Davidson M, Deacon C, Donnelly D, Olavarria C, Owen K, Rekdahl M, Schmitt N, Gales N
Other citation details
Submitted to the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission. Jeju Island, Republic of Korea
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • EARTH SCIENCE > BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS > CETACEANS > BALEEN WHALES
Keywords
  • Blue Whales
  • SORP
  • FV AMALTAL EXPLORER
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • SONOBUOYS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • SHIPS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • AMD
  • AMD/AU
  • CEOS
NASA/GCMD Earth Science Keywords
  • CONTINENT > ANTARCTICA
  • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN
  • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

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This dataset has been collected under the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) Southern Ocean Research Partnership (SORP). The IWC-SORP ethos is one of open collaboration, communication and data sharing. The Data User will acknowledge the use of the IWC SORP dataset by the following statement: Data provided by the International Whaling Commission's Southern Ocean Research Partnership were all based upon non-lethal samples collected under a protocol approved by the Australian Antarctic Program Animal Ethics Committee (AAPAEC). These data were provided by the Partnership for the purpose of collaborative investigation. This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=AAS_4102_Audio2013 when using these data.
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AU/AADC > Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia - AADC, DATA OFFICER (DATA CENTER CONTACT)
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

Distributor

Fees
Free
Planned available datetime
2014-08-14T00:00:00
Units of distribution
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Transfer size
342
Distribution format
  • audio files

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Maintenance note
2014-08-14 - record created by Dave Connell from a template completed by Brian Miller. 2017-09-12 - record updated by Dave Connell to link to a different parent metadata record.

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string/AAS_4102_Audio2013

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English
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Author

CONNELL, DAVE J.
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
Kingston
Tasmania
7050
Australia

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Australian Antarctic Division

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AADC
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AAS_4102_2013_Antarctic_Blue_Whale_Voyage

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Date (Last Revision)
2015-11-29T18:06:32

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http://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/records/AAS_4102_Audio2013

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2014-08-14T00:00:00
Date info (Last Update)
2017-09-12

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ISO 19115-3
Edition
2014
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Version 1
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DIF to ISO 19115-1 Profile
 
 

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