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Seasonal comparison of underwater ambient noise observed in the deep area of the South China Sea

2021
Open Access Research Article

Applied Acoustics

Yang, Q., Yang, K.

Characterization of underwater ambient noise in South China Sea. Seasonal statistics on underwater ambient noise in the deep area of the South China Sea (SCS) were...
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Keywords: Noise levels, Probability density function, Seasonal variation, South China Sea

Damped cylindrical spreading model: Estimation of mitigated pile driving noise levels

2021
Open Access Research Article

Applied Acoustics

Jestel, J., von Pein, J., Lippert, T., von Estorff, O.

Extending the Damped cylindrical spreading model to the case of mitigated pile driving noise, using corresponding measurement data from five offshore sites in the North Sea....
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Keywords: Damped cylindrical spreading, Noeth Sea, Noise levels, Piling, SEL

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