Acoustic Transients of the Marginal Sea Ice Zone: A Provisional Catalog

Abstract

This report summarizes characteristics of selected Arctic acoustic transients. Acoustic sources are divided into biological (living animals) and physical (ice-related) categories. Acoustic characteristics include time series, spectrograms and sonograms. Also included are supporting environmental and biological data. Keywords: Underice acoustics; Marine biological noise; Bioacoustics; Ambient noise; Acoustic data; Underwater acoustics; Ice; Marginal ice zones; Arctic regions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214142

Entities

People

  • John D. Shaffer
  • Orest I. Diachok
  • William C. Cummings

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Birds
  • Fish
  • Fungi
  • Fur
  • Geography
  • Habitats
  • Oceanography
  • Odontocetes
  • Repetition Rate
  • Ridges
  • Sea Water
  • Topography

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Polar and Arctic Studies