Blue and Fin Whale Habitat Modeling from Long-Term Year-Round Passive Acoustic Data from the Southern California Bight

During this project, we will develop predictive, year-round habitat models of the presence of calling blue and fin whales in the Southern California Bight, to facilitate Navy s operational needs in this area. The primary objective of this research is to develop predictive, year-round habitat models...

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Main Authors: Sirovic, Ana, Hildebrand, John A
Other Authors: SCRIPPS INSTITUTION OF OCEANOGRAPHY LA JOLLA CA
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Biological Oceanography
Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
Acoustic Detection and Detectors
*ACOUSTIC DATA
*HABITATS
*WHALES
ACOUSTIC DETECTION
CORRELATION
FREQUENCY
OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
PROPAGATION
REMOTE DETECTION
SEASONAL VARIATIONS
TIME SERIES ANALYSIS
TRANSMISSION LOSS
HARP(HIGH-FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC RECORDING PACKAGES)
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BIGHT
BLUE WHALES
FIN WHALES
SPECTROGRAMS
Fin whale
Online Access:http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA598934
http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA598934
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Summary:During this project, we will develop predictive, year-round habitat models of the presence of calling blue and fin whales in the Southern California Bight, to facilitate Navy s operational needs in this area. The primary objective of this research is to develop predictive, year-round habitat models of the presence of calling blue and fin whales in the Southern California Bight (SCB). We will also investigate the scales over which blue and fin whales respond to their environment to better understand the functionality of the predictive relationships in those models. We will base our models on the available passive acoustic and remotely sensed data, as well as the lunar and buoy data available for the SCB.

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