Table 1 Aural identification of long, continuous sounds for the months of May and August (from33) shows the numbers of sources remain in similar ranges (apart from aircraft, presumably due to environmental conditions and flight tracks).
From: Marine soundscapes of the Arctic and human impacts: going beyond the “shipping bands”
Year | MAY Snowmobiles | MAY Anthropogenic | AUGUST Anthropogenic | AUGUST Aircraft | AUGUST Ships |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 889 | 165 | 54 | 12 | 260 |
2016 | 961 | 60 | 30 | 1 | 154 |
2018 | 1966 | 77 | 39 | 1 | 147 |
2019 | 1291 | 27 | 39 | 0 | 126 |
2020 | 1195 | 56 | 35 | 1 | 212 |
