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Abstract

LONG-TERM GOALS: To develop and validate a regional and global nowcast capability for ocean noise. The ambient noise field is, of course, a key part of the marine mammal habitat, and in turn can inform regulatory decisions by conservationists.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2012
Accession Number
ADA573789

Entities

People

  • Laurel J. Henderson
  • Michael B. Porter

Organizations

  • HLS Research (United States)

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Guns
  • Ambient Noise
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Bathymetry
  • Data Sets
  • Grain Size
  • Grids
  • Information Operations
  • Marine Mammals
  • Merchant Vessels
  • Noise
  • Oceans
  • Pile Drivers
  • Shipping
  • Ships
  • Transmission Loss

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.