BE9 - Ambient noise
| Field | Description | Validated Entry |
|---|---|---|
| [Table title] | Name of monitoring programme | Ambient noise |
| [ProgrammeDescription] | Description of the monitoring programme | The programme enables the spatial and temporal distribution of ambient noise (and trends in this activity) to be quantified. Elements of operational monitoring have been developed and used in JOMOPANS and JONAS. Ship Noise and Wind Noise that generate low-frequency continuous sound are evaluated. Sources of this information are for example AIS (for shipping intensities), VMS (for fishery activities) and the OSPAR impulsive noise register (for other sources of sound). Through acoustical propagation modelling, sound scape maps will be calculated for the required parameters, Sound Pressure Level (SPL) percentiles (5th, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 95th). A sound scape map of natural sound should be made separately, this would enable to produce maps of the excess level. Each year a basic measurement of ambient noise will be performed, and every 6 years an extended measurement effort will be made, these measurements are necessary to validate the calculations and models. Measurements are also used to fully describe and understand the ambient noise in the sea. |
| [OtherPoliciesConventions] | Monitoring for other Union legislation or international agreements that contributes to the programme. | OSP-CEMP |
| [Contracting Parties monitoring] | Which other countries are involved in practical implementation of this monitoring programme, and what is the degree of cooperation. | Common monitoring strategy (spatial and temporal design of programme) BE, DE, DK, NL, NO, SE, UK, ES, FR, IE, PT, UK |
| [Contracting Parties supplying data] | ||
| [Contracting Parties with an "opt out"] | ||
| [Temporal scope] | Start (and end) date of the programme. | 2019-9999 |
| [Spatial scope] | Spatial coverage of the programme according to the jurisdictional zones of marine waters. | EEZ (or similar, e.g. Contiguous Zone, Fishing Zone, Ecological Protection Zone) |
| [Aggregation of Data] | At which scale can the data from the sub-programme be aggregated for environmental assessments? | Subregion, Region |
| [MarineReportingUnit] | Area(s) where the programme takes place. | marineSubregion |
[Monitoring Purpose] | Purpose of the programme aimed at collecting data and information. | Pressures in the marine environment |
| [MonitoringType] | Type of monitoring (in-situ, remote sensing, etc.). | In-situ sampling offshore |
| [Indicator Metric] | Feature(s) monitored (ecosystem components, pressures, activities). | PresInputSound |
| [Elements] | Element(s) monitored (e.g. species, habitats, contaminants). | Continuous sound (1/3 octave frequency band centred on 63 Hz) |
| [Element Monitored] | ||
| [Parameter Measured] | Parameter(s) monitored. | LEV-N |
| [Monitoring Guidelines/Monitoring Method in place] | Guidelines/protocols describing the method for monitoring. | OTH |
| [MonitoringMethodOther] | Guidelines/protocols describing the method for monitoring. | https://www.ospar.org/documents?v=48795 |
| [Quality Assurance Procedures in Place] | In addition to a specified method, is there any additional Quality Assurance used? | |
| [Quality Control] | What type of Quality Control is used? | Was data recorded before deployment and after retrieval removed? Was the size of recorded files checked to ensure all files are the same duration? Were the files checked to ensure they do not incuded non-numerical values NaN (not a number) and/or Inf (too high value for a numerical representtion)? Were the files checked for clipping? |
| [Data submission Frequency (and deadline)] | Frequency of the monitoring | Yearly |
| [Applicable MSFD GES Criteria] | Indicator(s) to which the programme contributes. | D11C2 |
| [Data Depository] | Link to where monitoring data can be accessed (Art. 19(3) | https://www.ices.dk/data/data-portals/Pages/Continuous-Noise.aspx |
| [Data Custodian] | ||
| [Assessment Guidelines] | ||
| [Assessment tools available] | ||
| [Nature of data] | Processed |