Report on Experiment Conducted on Lake Tanganyika, April 1969.
Abstract
A series of hydrological and biological tests were conducted on Lake Tanganyika to examine the effects of 1.8 pound TNT explosive sound signals on the commercial fishery found there. The evaluation of the explosive effects was a preliminary requirement for the sound propagation exercise to be undertaken at a later date which would use about 200 charges of the same type. Two requirements would have to be met in order that permission for the sound propagation exercise be sanctioned. They were: (1) that the detonation of a Mark 61 explosive at 350 feet would not cause significant mixing of the underlying waters with the fish-inhabited waters, and (2) that such an explosion would not kill a significant number of fish. A secondary purpose of the experiment was to obtain bathythermographic (BT) casts along the track intended for the sound propagation exercise. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 08, 1969
- Accession Number
- ADA045844
Entities
People
- Albert L. Brooks
- Everett N. Jones
Organizations
- Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory