Cetacean Density Estimation from Novel Acoustic Datasets by Acoustic Propagation Modeling

Abstract

This project s long-term goal is the application and refinement of population density estimation methods based on detections of marine mammal vocalizations combined with propagation modeling. The density estimation method is applied to a novel acoustic data set, collected by a single hydrophone, to estimate the population density of false killer whales (Pseudorca crassidens) off of the Kona coast of the Island of Hawai i.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2014
Accession Number
ADA617684

Entities

People

  • David K. Mellinger
  • Elizabeth T. Kuesel
  • Martin Siderius

Organizations

  • Portland State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustics
  • Animals
  • Bandwidth
  • Broadband
  • Cetaceans
  • Data Sets
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Mammals
  • Marine Mammals
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Odontocetes
  • Transmission Loss

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Marine Mammal Biology