Seismic crustal imaging using fin whale songs

Structure from a whale song Probing the structure of the ocean crust requires a wave source. The most common source is an air gun, which is effective but potentially harmful for ocean life and not easy to use everywhere. Kuna and Nábělek found that fin whale songs can also be used as a seismic sourc...

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Published in:Science
Main Authors: Kuna, Václav M., Nábělek, John L.
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Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2021
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Fin whale
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abf3962
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spelling craaas:10.1126/science.abf3962 2024-09-15T18:06:09+00:00 Seismic crustal imaging using fin whale songs Kuna, Václav M. Nábělek, John L. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.abf3962 https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/science.abf3962 en eng American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science volume 371, issue 6530, page 731-735 ISSN 0036-8075 1095-9203 journal-article 2021 craaas https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abf3962 2024-09-05T04:00:58Z Structure from a whale song Probing the structure of the ocean crust requires a wave source. The most common source is an air gun, which is effective but potentially harmful for ocean life and not easy to use everywhere. Kuna and Nábělek found that fin whale songs can also be used as a seismic source for determining crustal structure. Fin whale vocalizations can be as loud as large ships and occur at frequencies useful for traveling through the ocean floor. These properties allow fin whale songs to be used for mapping out the density of ocean crust, a vital part of exploring the seafloor. Science , this issue p. 731 Article in Journal/Newspaper Fin whale AAAS Resource Center (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Science 371 6530 731 735
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description Structure from a whale song Probing the structure of the ocean crust requires a wave source. The most common source is an air gun, which is effective but potentially harmful for ocean life and not easy to use everywhere. Kuna and Nábělek found that fin whale songs can also be used as a seismic source for determining crustal structure. Fin whale vocalizations can be as loud as large ships and occur at frequencies useful for traveling through the ocean floor. These properties allow fin whale songs to be used for mapping out the density of ocean crust, a vital part of exploring the seafloor. Science , this issue p. 731
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