Detection and Classification of Baleen Whale Vocalizations From Autonomous Platforms

Abstract

Our long-range objective is to understand the oceanographic processes that influence the distribution of whales in the ocean. In support of this objective we seek to develop new techniques and technologies that enable us to relate the occurrence and movement of animals to physical, biological, and possibly anthropogenic forcing mechanisms over long time scales. This work will ultimately improve our ability to predict whale distribution and bolster efforts to mitigate human impacts on marine mammals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2008
Accession Number
ADA533836

Entities

People

  • David M. Fratantoni
  • Mark E. Baumgartner

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Animals
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Autonomous Vehicles
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Monitoring
  • Oceans
  • Platforms
  • Vocalization
  • Whales

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Marine Mammal Biology