Sounding out the future: Towards a global acoustic prediction scheme

Abstract – Most of the key environmental sources of sound — wind, rain and sea-ice and waves — are readily monitored in near real-time via satellites. Thus with the aid of a suitable assimilating model one should be able to predict the presence of these sources and infer their likely contributions t...

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Main Author: Graham Quartly
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
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Language:English
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.542.9284
http://www.noc.soton.ac.uk/JRD/SAT/pers/gdq_others/Quartly_GODAE.pdf
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Summary:Abstract – Most of the key environmental sources of sound — wind, rain and sea-ice and waves — are readily monitored in near real-time via satellites. Thus with the aid of a suitable assimilating model one should be able to predict the presence of these sources and infer their likely contributions to the underwater sound field. This paper discusses the ability of current satellite sensors and models, highlighting the causes of the greatest uncertainties. 1