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Determination of environmental sensitivity of acoustic propagation on continental shelves using an equivalent fluid parabolic equation model

1995
Pay-walled Journal Article

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Wang, C.-W. Wang, D.-P. and Flood, R. D.

A coupled environment and acoustic prediction system was developed to evaluate the sensitivity of acoustic propagation on the continental shelf to water column and sediment properties....
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Keywords: Acoustic modeling, Acoustic signal processing, Acoustic wave propagation, Algebraic geometry, Aquatic ecology, General circulation model, Geoacoustic parameters, Oceanography, Simulation and analysis

Relative abundance and behavior of marine mammals exposed to transmissions from the Heard Island Feasibility Test

1994
Pay-walled Journal Article

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Bowles, A. E.

The Heard Island Feasibility Test source transmitted a hum at 209–220 dB re: 1 μPa at 175-m depth, centered on 57 Hz with a maximum bandwidth...
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Keywords: Acoustics, Aquatic ecology, Bioacoustics of mammals, Clocks

Low-frequency whale and seismic airgun sounds recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean

2004
Pay-walled Journal Article

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Nieukirk, S. L.

Beginning in February 1999, an array of six autonomous hydrophones was moored near the Mid-Atlantic Ridge (35°N–15°N, 50°W–33°W). Two years of data were reviewed for whale...
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Keywords: Aquatic ecology, Bioacoustics of mammals, Hydrophone, Oceans, Spectrograms, Vocalization

Temporary shift in masked hearing thresholds of bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus, and white whales, Delphinapterus leucas, after exposure to intense tones

2000
Pay-walled Journal Article

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Schlundt, C. E., Finneran, J. J., Carder, D. A. and Ridgeway, S. H.

A behavioral response paradigm was used to measure masked underwater hearing thresholds in five bottlenose dolphins and two white whales before and immediately after exposure to...
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Keywords: Aquatic ecology, Auditory perception, Bioacoustics of mammals