Ocean Ambient Noise Field Modelling And The Optimized Noise Term
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Ocean Ambient Noise Field Modelling and the Optimized Noise Term
The objective of this thesis is to determine the frequency and wind-wave forcing dependent effective sea surface noise source level per unit area (NSL/A) extracted from the hourly minimum sound power levels of six month-long acoustic recordings. The effect of the propagation environment was accounted for using Bellhop. The simulated environment was configured using climatological sound velocity profiles to capture seasonal effects. Bottom sound speed estimates were made from seabed sediment maps. Hourly meteorological data were extracted from ERA5 providing relevant wind and wave parameters from which noise levels may be predicted. A weighted composite model consisting of neutral wind and significant wave height leveraging the two-term exponential regression function maximized model R2. Hourly minimum sound power level derived model-data comparisons using horizontal wind speed magnitude 10 m above sea level expressed a decrease in NSL/A estimates versus Kewley (1990) by 10 to 15 dB from 1 to 3 kHz.
Marine Mammals and Noise
Many marine mammals communicate by emitting sounds that pass through water. Such sounds can be received across great distances and can influence the behavior of these undersea creatures. In the past few decades, the oceans have become increasingly noisy, as underwater sounds from propellers, sonars, and other human activities make it difficult for marine mammals to communicate. This book discusses, among many other topics, just how well marine mammals hear, how noisy the oceans have become, and what effects these new sounds have on marine mammals. The baseline of ambient noise, the sounds produced by machines and mammals, the sensitivity of marine mammal hearing, and the reactions of marine mammals are also examined. An essential addition to any marine biologist's library, Marine Mammals and Noise will be especially appealing to marine mammalogists, researchers, policy makers and regulators, and marine biologists and oceanographers using sound in their research.
Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation
This newest edition adds new material to all chapters, especially in mathematical propagation models and special applications and inverse techniques. It has updated environmental-acoustic data in companion tables and core summary tables with the latest underwater acoustic propagation, noise, reverberation, and sonar performance models. Additionally