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Development of an air bubble curtain to reduce underwater noise of percussive piling

2000
Pay-walled Journal Article

Marine Environmental Research

Wursig, B., Greene Jr., C. R. and Jefferson, T. A.

Underwater bubbles can inhibit sound transmission through water due to density mismatch and concomitant reflection and absorption of sound waves. For the present study, a perforated...
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Keywords: Attenuation, Bubble curtain, Bubble screening, Dolphins, Environment, Mitigation, Noise, Pile driving, Sounds, Sousa chinensis

Analysis and ranking of the acoustic disturbance potential of petroleum industry activities and other sources of noise in the environment of marine mammals in Alaska.

1989
Pay-walled Report

BBN Systems and Technologies Corporation

Malme, C. I., Miles, P. R., Miller, G. W., Richardson, W. J., Roseneau, D. G., Thomson, D. H., Greene, C. R., Jr.

The study compares the relative magnitudes and effects on marine mammals of noise from oil and gas industry activities with noise from other sources in Alaska...
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Keywords: Alaska, Environment, Petroleum industry