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Scaling offshore pile driving noise: examples for scenarios with and without a big bubble curtain

2022
Open Access Peer Reviewed Research Article

Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics

von Pein, J., Lippert, T., Lippert, S. and von Estorff, O.

Assessment of sound level predictions in relation to of mitigation measures for offshore piling to comply with pressure thresholds. Complex numerical models often applied for precise...
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Keywords: Bubble curtains, Mitigation, Pile driving, Sound pressure levels

Frequency of greatest temporary hearing threshold shift in harbor porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) depends on the noise level.

2014
Pay-walled Peer Reviewed Publication

Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

Kastelein, R.A., Schop, J., Gransier, R., and Hoek, L.

Harbor porpoises may suffer hearing loss when they are exposed to high level sounds. After exposure for 60 min to a 6.5 kHz continuous tone at...
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Keywords: Harbor Porpoise, Noise level, Sound pressure levels