Integration of Marine Mammal Movement and Behavior into the Effects of Sound on the Marine Environment
Abstract
Integration of the Marine Mammal Movement and Behavior (3MB) model into the Effects of Sound on the Marine Environment (ESME) program contributes to the ultimate goal of creating an environmental impact assessment tool for Navy acoustic activities in the ocean. The objectives of the effort are to 1) integrate the 3MB module into the second generation model of ESME, 2) incorporate the influence of bathymetric features on simulated marine mammal (animat) movement, 3) develop more species models so that a library of species behavior is readily available for use, and 4) develop a standardized reporting method for the model that provides relevant information to users in the environmental community. The proposed effort consists of four tasks, some of which will be completed in collaboration with Drs. Michael Porter and Martin Siderius of Heat, Light and Sound Inc. (HLS Inc.) and Dr. David Mountain of Boston University (BU). Task I involves integrating the current 3MB module with acoustic propagation models by development of application programming interfaces (API). Individual modules will likely consist of MS-DLLs and the initial targeted platform will be Windows-based PCs. Dr. Mountain will lead the API development and coordinate efforts on developing efficient data exchange between acoustic and mammal simulation modules. Task II consists of implementing the ability for animats to interact with the simulated environment, thus more closely approximating biologically relevant behaviors of the simulated species. The candidate model will consist of combinatorial vector operations that determine the relative attraction of environmental features. For the course of the simulation, environmental factors will be assumed to be static.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA506942
Entities
People
- Dorian S. Houser