Acoustic Detection, Behavior, and Habitat Use of Deep-Diving Odontocetes

Abstract

Passive acoustic monitoring is a key enabling technology in mitigating the effects of Naval activities on sound-sensitive cetaceans. The goals of this project are to obtain and disseminate critical information needed for the design of acoustic monitoring systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA533030

Entities

People

  • Alberto Brito
  • Mark P. Johnson
  • Natacha Aguilar
  • Peter Madsen
  • Peter Tyack

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acoustics
  • Animals
  • Biology
  • Canary Islands
  • Cetaceans
  • Data Analysis
  • Deep Diving
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Diving
  • Habitats
  • Mammals
  • Marine Biology
  • Marine Mammals
  • Odontocetes

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Marine Mammal Biology