Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic

In 2009 two calibrated acoustic recorders were deployed in polar waters of the North Atlantic to study the seasonal occurrence of blue, fin, and sperm whales and to assess current ambient noise levels. Sounds from these cetaceans were recorded at both locations in most months of the year. During the...

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Main Authors: Klinck, Holger, Nieukirk, Sharon L., Mellinger, David K., Klinck, Karolin, Matsumoto, Haruyoshi, Dziak, Robert P.
Other Authors: Hatfield Marine Science Center
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
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Published: Acoustical Society of America
Subjects:
North Atlantic
Sea ice
Online Access:https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/mk61rh62f
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spelling ftoregonstate:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:mk61rh62f 2024-04-14T08:15:27+00:00 Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic Klinck, Holger Nieukirk, Sharon L. Mellinger, David K. Klinck, Karolin Matsumoto, Haruyoshi Dziak, Robert P. Hatfield Marine Science Center https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/mk61rh62f English [eng] eng unknown Acoustical Society of America https://ir.library.oregonstate.edu/concern/articles/mk61rh62f Copyright Not Evaluated Article ftoregonstate 2024-03-21T15:49:07Z In 2009 two calibrated acoustic recorders were deployed in polar waters of the North Atlantic to study the seasonal occurrence of blue, fin, and sperm whales and to assess current ambient noise levels. Sounds from these cetaceans were recorded at both locations in most months of the year. During the summer months, seismic airguns associated with oil and gas exploration were audible for weeks at a time and dominated low frequency noise levels. Noise levels might further increase in the future as the receding sea ice enables extended human use of the area. Keywords: underwater sound, acoustic measurement, acoustic noise Article in Journal/Newspaper North Atlantic Sea ice ScholarsArchive@OSU (Oregon State University)
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description In 2009 two calibrated acoustic recorders were deployed in polar waters of the North Atlantic to study the seasonal occurrence of blue, fin, and sperm whales and to assess current ambient noise levels. Sounds from these cetaceans were recorded at both locations in most months of the year. During the summer months, seismic airguns associated with oil and gas exploration were audible for weeks at a time and dominated low frequency noise levels. Noise levels might further increase in the future as the receding sea ice enables extended human use of the area. Keywords: underwater sound, acoustic measurement, acoustic noise
author2 Hatfield Marine Science Center
format Article in Journal/Newspaper
author Klinck, Holger
Nieukirk, Sharon L.
Mellinger, David K.
Klinck, Karolin
Matsumoto, Haruyoshi
Dziak, Robert P.
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Nieukirk, Sharon L.
Mellinger, David K.
Klinck, Karolin
Matsumoto, Haruyoshi
Dziak, Robert P.
Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic
author_facet Klinck, Holger
Nieukirk, Sharon L.
Mellinger, David K.
Klinck, Karolin
Matsumoto, Haruyoshi
Dziak, Robert P.
author_sort Klinck, Holger
title Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic
title_short Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic
title_full Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic
title_fullStr Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic
title_full_unstemmed Seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the North Atlantic
title_sort seasonal presence of cetaceans and ambient noise levels in polar waters of the north atlantic
publisher Acoustical Society of America
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Sea ice
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Sea ice
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