DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18793797
title: 2024-04-08 Total Solar Eclipse ESID#004

description: These are audio recordings taken by an Eclipse Soundscapes (ES) Data Collector during the week of the April 08, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse. 
        
Data Site location information:
        

        
Latitude: 29.4195767 
        
Longitude:  -99.6087549
        
Local Eclipse Type: Total Solar Eclipse Solar Eclipse 
        
Eclipse Percent (%): 100
        
WAV files Time & Date Settings: Set with Automated AudioMoth Time Chime (More information on TimeStamp Setting below)
        
Data Collector Start Time Notes: N/A
        
        
Included Data:
        

        

        
Audio files in WAV format with the date and time in UTC within the file name: YYYYMMDD_HHMMSS meaning YearMonthDay_HourMinuteSecondFor example, 20240411_141600.WAV means that this audio file starts on April 11, 2024 at 14:16:00 Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)
        
        

        
CONFIG Text file: Includes AudioMoth device setting information, such as sample rate in Hertz (Hz), gain, firmware, etc. 
        
        
        
Eclipse Information for this location:
        
         
        
Eclipse Date: April 08, 2024
        
Eclipse Start Time (UTC) (1st Contact): 17:12:47
        
Totality Start Time (UTC) (2nd Contact):  [N/A if partial eclipse] 18:30:12
        
Eclipse Maximum Time [when the most possible amount of the Sun in blocked] (UTC): 18:32:21 
        
Totality End Time (UTC) (3rd Contact): [N/A if partial eclipse] 18:34:31
        
Eclipse End Time (UTC) (4th Contact): [N/A if partial eclipse] 19:53:48
        

        
Audio Data Collection During Eclipse Week
        
ES Data Collectors used AudioMoth devices to record audio data, known as soundscapes, over a 5-day period during the eclipse week: 2 days before the eclipse, the day of the eclipse, and 2 days after. The complete raw audio data collected by the Data Collector at the location mentioned above is provided here. This data may or may not cover the entire requested timeframe due to factors such as availability, technical issues, or other unforeseen circumstances. 
        
ES ID# Information:
        
Each AudioMoth recording device was assigned a unique Eclipse Soundscapes Identification Number (ES ID#). This identifier connects the audio data, submitted via a MicroSD card, with the latitude and longitude information provided by the data collector through an online form. The ES team used the ES ID# to link the audio data with its corresponding location information and then uploaded this raw audio data and location details to Zenodo. This process ensures the anonymity of the ES Data Collectors while allowing them to easily search for and access their audio data on Zenodo. 
        
TimeStamp Information:
        
The ES team and the Data Collectors took care to set the date and time on the AudioMoth recording devices using an AudioMoth time chime before deployment, ensuring that the recordings would have an automatic timestamp. However, participants also manually noted the date and start time as a backup in case the time chime setup failed. The notes above indicate whether the WAV audio files for this site were timestamped manually or with the automated AudioMoth time chime.  
        
Common Timestamp Error:
        
Some AudioMoth devices experienced a malfunction where the timestamp on audio files reverted to a date in 1970 or before, even after initially recording correctly. Despite this issue, the affected data was still included in this ES site's collected raw audio dataset.
        
Latitude & Longitude Information:
        
The latitude and longitude for each site was taken manually by data collectors and submitted to the ES team, either via a web form or on paper. It is shared in Decimal Degrees format.
        
        
General Project Information:
        
The Eclipse Soundscapes Project is a NASA Volunteer Science project funded by NASA Science Activation that is studying how eclipses affect life on Earth during the October 14, 2023 annular solar eclipse and the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. Eclipse Soundscapes revisits an eclipse study from almost 100 years ago that showed that animals and insects are affected by solar eclipses! Like this study from 100 years ago, ES asked for the public's help. ES uses modern technology to continue to study how solar eclipses affect life on Earth! You can learn more at www.EclipseSoundscapes.org. 
        
Eclipse Soundscapes is an enterprise of ARISA Lab, LLC and is supported by NASA award No. 80NSSC21M0008. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.  
        
Eclipse map/figure/table/predictions courtesy of Fred Espenak, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, from eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov.  
        
        
Eclipse Data Version Definitions
        
{1st digit = year, 2nd digit = Eclipse type (1=Total Solar Eclipse, 9=Annular Solar Eclipse, 0=Partial Solar Eclipse), 3rd digit is unused and in place for future use}
        
2023.9.0 = Week of October 14, 2023 Annular Eclipse Audio Data, Path of Annularity (Annular Eclipse)
        
2023.0.0 = Week of October 14, 2023 Annular Eclipse Audio Data, OFF the Path of Annularity (Partial Eclipse)
        
2024.1.0 = Week of April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Audio Data, Path of Totality (Total Solar Eclipse)
        
2024.0.0 =  Week of April 8, 2024 Total Solar Eclipse Audio Data , OFF the Path of Totality (Partial Solar Eclipse)
        
*Please note that this dataset's version number is listed below.
        
        
Data Collector Training and Resources Manual (Archival Copy)

        
This site-level record includes the Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector Role Training and 
                Resources Manual (2023-2024). The manual documents the participant training, device 
                setup procedures, metadata submission requirements, ES ID system, timestamp protocols, 
                data return workflow, and public archiving processes used during the October 14, 2023
                 annular solar eclipse and the April 8, 2024 total solar eclipse. The manual is 
                 preserved for transparency and reproducibility and reflects the procedures under 
                 which this dataset was collected and processed. (DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18623442)

        
Data Receipt, Processing, and Analysis Methods      
        Audio data returned by ES Data Collectors was processed through a structured, multi-stage workflow 
        designed to ensure accurate metadata matching, timestamp verification, secure backup, public sharing, and downstream analysis. Audio data were separated into individual site-level records organized by ES ID number and geographic location to preserve spatial clarity and reproducibility. This infrastructure documentation was developed to support transparency, reproducibility, and long-term open-data stewardship.
        
        
Stages 1–3: Data Receipt, Organization, and Public Sharing
        All programs supporting Stages 1–3 are openly available in the:
        

                
Soundscapes GitHub repository:
                https://github.com/ARISA-Lab-LLC/ESCSP
                
        
        
Stage 1 (Receipt, Sorting, and Metadata Organization) 
                Stage 1  led by MaryKay Severino and included physical receipt of microSD cards, metadata 
                verification, ES ID matching, and organization of site-level records. Programs supporting 
                metadata validation and organization were developed by Henry "Trae" Winter and Joel Goncalves and are 
                openly shared in the Eclipse Soundscapes GitHub repository. Information about this step was 
                shared publicly with ES Data Collectors and is included in the Eclipse Soundscapes Data 
                Collector Role Training and Implementation Manual (2023-2024).
        
        

                
Severino, M., & Winter, H. (2026). Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector Role Training and 
                        Implementation Manual (2023–2024). Zenodo. 
                                https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18623442     
                
        
        
        
Stages 2 and 3 (Raw Data Verification, Upload Preparation, and Zenodo Integration) 
        Stages 2 and 3 were led by Henry "Trae" Winter. MaryKay Severino supported Stages 2 and 3 through 
        project coordination, timeline management, and documentation organization to ensure the structured 
        progression of the data stewardship workflow. These stages included timestamp verification, raw audio 
        upload workflows, site-level record preparation, and implementation of ES-developed upload code using 
        the Zenodo API. Detailed information about these two stages was not made publicly available during the 
        life of the project. They are included in Eclipse Soundscapes Data Management: Data Processing 
        and Eclipse Soundscapes Data Management: Public Audio Data Sharing for data processing transparency 
        purposes.
 
        
   
                
                
Winter, H., & Severino, M. (2026). Eclipse Soundscapes Data Management: Data Processing. Zenodo.  
                        https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18623441
                
Winter, H., & Severino, M. (2026). Eclipse Soundscapes Data Management: Public Audio Data 
                        Sharing. Zenodo.  
                        https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18623440
        
        
Stage 4: Soundscape Analysis   
        Scientific analysis of the soundscape data was conducted separately from the data stewardship 
        infrastructure described above.
        
Soundscape Analysis was conducted by Neil Gilbert and Brent Pease and included vocal 
                richness analysis, timing analysis, and species identification workflows. Related materials 
                include:       
        

                
Pease, B., Gilbert, N., & Severino, M. (2026). Eclipse Soundscapes Preliminary Findings – How Eclipses Affect Nature as determined by Sound (Recorded Webinar). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18613979
                
Gilbert, N. A., Pease, B. S., Severino, M., & Winter, H. III. (2026). Photic niche explains avian behavioral responses to solar eclipses. Ecology and Evolution, 16(2), e73090. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.73090
                

                    

                        Analysis code repository: https://github.com/BrentPease1/eclipse-traits
                    
                    

                        Companion Zenodo record archiving, structured analysis scripts, and derived outputs. 
                        https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15790879 
   
                
        
        
        Stage 4 analytical workflows are documented separately to preserve a clear methodological 
        distinction between raw data stewardship (Stages 1–3) and scientific analysis processes (Stage 4).


        
Public Archiving, Privacy, and Data Transparency
        The Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector Role Training and Implementation Manual (2023-2024) includes a detailed explanation of how Eclipse Soundscapes audio data are publicly archived on Zenodo, how participant privacy is protected through the ES ID system, and how transparency and traceability are maintained. It also outlines the criteria for determining which recordings are included in the public archive, as well as the distinction between publicly shared archival data and datasets used for ES-led scientific analyses. Participants and data users can consult this section for full documentation of the project's open science and privacy practices.
        

                
Severino, M., & Winter, H. (2026). Eclipse Soundscapes Data Collector Role Training and 
                        Implementation Manual (2023–2024). Zenodo. 
                        
                                https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18623443
        
        
Citations
        
Individual Site Citation: APA Citation (7th edition)
        
ARISA Lab, L.L.C., Winter, H., Severino, M., & Volunteer Scientist. (2025). 2024 solar eclipse soundscapes audio data [Audio dataset, ES ID# 004]. Zenodo.{Insert DOI}
        

                Collected by volunteer scientists as part of the Eclipse Soundscapes Project.
                This project is supported by NASA award No. 80NSSC21M0008.
        
        
Eclipse Community Citation
        
ARISA Lab, L.L.C., Winter, H., Severino, M., & Volunteer Scientists. 2023 and 2024 solar eclipse soundscapes audio data [Collection of audio datasets]. Eclipse Soundscapes Community, Zenodo. https://zenodo.org/communities/eclipsesoundscapes/
        

                Collected by volunteer scientists as part of the Eclipse Soundscapes Project
                This project is supported by NASA award No. 80NSSC21M0008.