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Airgun inter-pulse noise field during a seismic survey in an Arctic ultra shallow marine environment

2015
Open Access Journal Article

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Guan, Shane, Vignola Joseph, Judge John, and Turo Diego

Offshore oil and gas exploration using seismic airguns generates intense underwater pulses that could cause marine mammal hearing impairment and/or behavioral disturbances. However, few studies have...
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Keywords: Acoustic masking, Arctic, Behavioural disturbance, Hearing impairment, Noise levels, Offshore, Oil and gas, Seafloor phenomena, Seismic airguns, Shallow marine environment

Acoustic masking in marine mammals: A review and research strategy

2015
Open Access Report

Final Report

Erbe, C., Reichmuth, C., Cunningham, K., Lucke, K. et al.

Overview of the power spectrum model of masking, hearing charactersitics relevant to masking and modelling aspects of masking underwater....
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Keywords: Acoustic masking, Marine mammals, Sound