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DatasetsBloop and NOAA's unexplained ocean soundsEastern equatorial Pacific autonomous hydrophone array, raw recordings (May 1996 onward)
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Eastern equatorial Pacific autonomous hydrophone array, raw recordings (May 1996 onward)

The multi-hydrophone records behind Train, Slow Down, Whistle, Julia and probably the Bloop. Held by PMEL; not found in NOAA's public passive acoustic archive. Release would allow bearings to be recomputed.

Bloop and NOAA's unexplained ocean soundsBloop and NOAA's unexplained ocean soundsVersion 1.0Licence not releasedUpdated 26 Oct 2026

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