Arctic National Wildlife Refuge - Timber Lake - June 4, 2006 - AM - Ice cracking

Compressed from .wav format into .mp3 delivery format ambient recording Field notes: 1k tone @ beginning = 64dBA at mic input (for calibration). Late spring. Weather conditions extreme during any hour (cold, windy, snow, rain, warm). Former hunting camp where wildlife generally shy of humans. No pre...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Krause, Bernard L.
Other Authors: Colver, Kevin J.; Stewart, Martyn, 1955-, Support for the Arctic Soundscape Project was provided by the Animal Welfare Institute, Calgary Zoo, Harvard University, Google (Firm), Johnson Outdoor Industries, Madrone Audubon Society, Maine Community Foundation, Patagonia, Inc., SanDisk, SkyWalker Sound, individual residents of the Sonoma County community, Stanford University, University of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Format: Audio
Language:unknown
Published: Western Soundscape Archive, University of Utah 2006
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Online Access:https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60k2ntr
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Summary:Compressed from .wav format into .mp3 delivery format ambient recording Field notes: 1k tone @ beginning = 64dBA at mic input (for calibration). Late spring. Weather conditions extreme during any hour (cold, windy, snow, rain, warm). Former hunting camp where wildlife generally shy of humans. No predators or large megafauna seen over 10 day period on site. Film crew set-up shots. Ice shifts and cracks… Season: Spring; Climate: Dry (cyclical); Weather: Heavy wind (10+ MPH); Temp.: 36F; Altitude: 2760 feet; Biome: Arctic; Terrestrial habitat: Boreal-tiaga-tundra