Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009
International audience Between 1999 and 2009, autonomous hydrophones were deployed to monitor seismic activity from 16° N to 50° N along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These data were examined for airgun sounds produced during offshore surveys for oil and gas deposits, as well as the 20 Hz pulse sounds fro...
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ftinsu:oai:HAL:insu-00687273v1 2023-06-18T03:40:36+02:00 Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009 Nieukirk, Sharon Mellinger, David K. Moore, Sue, Klinck, Karolin Dziak, R. P. Goslin, Jean Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies Oregon State University (OSU) NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Domaines Océaniques (LDO) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers-Institut d'écologie et environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 2012-04-04 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00687273 https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3672648 en eng HAL CCSD Acoustical Society of America info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1121/1.3672648 insu-00687273 https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00687273 doi:10.1121/1.3672648 ISSN: 0001-4966 EISSN: 1520-8524 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00687273 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2012, 131 (2), pp.1102-1112. ⟨10.1121/1.3672648⟩ acoustic noise hydrophones underwater sound Acoustical detection of marine life passive and active Sound production by animals biosonar [SDU.STU.GP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal articles 2012 ftinsu https://doi.org/10.1121/1.3672648 2023-06-05T19:01:44Z International audience Between 1999 and 2009, autonomous hydrophones were deployed to monitor seismic activity from 16° N to 50° N along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These data were examined for airgun sounds produced during offshore surveys for oil and gas deposits, as well as the 20 Hz pulse sounds from fin whales, which may be masked by airgun noise. An automatic detection algorithm was used to identify airgun sound patterns, and fin whale calling levels were summarized via long-term spectral analysis. Both airgun and fin whale sounds were recorded at all sites. Fin whale calling rates were higher at sites north of 32° N, increased during the late summer and fall months at all sites, and peaked during the winter months, a time when airgun noise was often prevalent. Seismic survey vessels were acoustically located off the coasts of three major areas: Newfoundland, northeast Brazil, and Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa. In some cases, airgun sounds were recorded almost 4000 km from the survey vessel in areas that are likely occupied by fin whales, and at some locations airgun sounds were recorded more than 80% days/month for more than 12 consecutive months. Article in Journal/Newspaper Fin whale Newfoundland Institut national des sciences de l'Univers: HAL-INSU Active Sound ENVELOPE(-56.167,-56.167,-63.417,-63.417) Mid-Atlantic Ridge The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 131 2 1102 1112 |
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acoustic noise hydrophones underwater sound Acoustical detection of marine life passive and active Sound production by animals biosonar [SDU.STU.GP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes |
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acoustic noise hydrophones underwater sound Acoustical detection of marine life passive and active Sound production by animals biosonar [SDU.STU.GP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes Nieukirk, Sharon Mellinger, David K. Moore, Sue, Klinck, Karolin Dziak, R. P. Goslin, Jean Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009 |
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acoustic noise hydrophones underwater sound Acoustical detection of marine life passive and active Sound production by animals biosonar [SDU.STU.GP]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Earth Sciences/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-GEO-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Geophysics [physics.geo-ph] [SDE.MCG]Environmental Sciences/Global Changes |
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International audience Between 1999 and 2009, autonomous hydrophones were deployed to monitor seismic activity from 16° N to 50° N along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. These data were examined for airgun sounds produced during offshore surveys for oil and gas deposits, as well as the 20 Hz pulse sounds from fin whales, which may be masked by airgun noise. An automatic detection algorithm was used to identify airgun sound patterns, and fin whale calling levels were summarized via long-term spectral analysis. Both airgun and fin whale sounds were recorded at all sites. Fin whale calling rates were higher at sites north of 32° N, increased during the late summer and fall months at all sites, and peaked during the winter months, a time when airgun noise was often prevalent. Seismic survey vessels were acoustically located off the coasts of three major areas: Newfoundland, northeast Brazil, and Senegal and Mauritania in West Africa. In some cases, airgun sounds were recorded almost 4000 km from the survey vessel in areas that are likely occupied by fin whales, and at some locations airgun sounds were recorded more than 80% days/month for more than 12 consecutive months. |
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Cooperative Institute for Marine Resources Studies Oregon State University (OSU) NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Domaines Océaniques (LDO) Institut national des sciences de l'Univers (INSU - CNRS)-Université de Brest (UBO)-Observatoire des Sciences de l'Univers-Institut d'écologie et environnement-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) |
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Nieukirk, Sharon Mellinger, David K. Moore, Sue, Klinck, Karolin Dziak, R. P. Goslin, Jean |
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Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009 |
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Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009 |
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Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009 |
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Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009 |
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Sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-Atlantic Ocean, 1999-2009 |
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sounds from airguns and fin whales recorded in the mid-atlantic ocean, 1999-2009 |
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ISSN: 0001-4966 EISSN: 1520-8524 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-00687273 Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2012, 131 (2), pp.1102-1112. ⟨10.1121/1.3672648⟩ |
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