Accessible Oceans: Auditory Display. Ocean Response to Extratropical Storm Hermine

The twenty-one tracks make up an auditory display of the ocean response to extratropical storm Hermine in 2016. The tracks in the auditory display are comprised of data sonifications and contextual audio supports (dialogue, auditory icons, and music). You may listen online here.

The ocean data comes from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) and the display is based on the OOI Nugget developed by Dr. Leslie Smith. Please note that the Ocean Labs data nugget does not include sea wave height as part of its graph that we sonified. Storms also impact sea wave height, and Dr. Leslie Smith acquired this data from the OOI so that we could include it in the sonification and auditory display.

The “Accessible Oceans” AISL Pilots and Feasibility study aims to inclusively design auditory displays that support the perception and understanding of ocean data in informal learning environments (ILEs). More can be found on the project website: https://accessibleoceans.whoi.edu/