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Recordist's notes
Recording of thawing permafrost resurfaced in the tundra. The unstable recording conditions cause some noise due to slight movements transmitted by the hydrophone cables. Tascam DR100-MKIII, two hydrophones Jez Riley French d-series. Wav 96 kHz, 24 bit, converted in MP3 320 kbps.
About the place
Longyearbyen is a town of about 2,368 people in Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen. OttoAnna lists 40 field recordings from here.
Equipment mentioned: Tascam DR-100 and Hydrophones. A rugged recorder with both directional and omni microphone pairs.
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Sources & credits
- “5RX5+GM Longyearbyen, Svalbard e Jan Mayen - Hydrophones on thawing permafrost resurfaced” by giuseppe gavazza – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0