Arctic anthropogenic sound contributions from seismic surveys during summer 2013

Statoil deployed three acoustic recorders from fall 2013 to 2014 in the Arctic region as part of a broad scientific campaign. One recorder was installed in the Barentsz Sea south-east of Spitsbergen. Two other recorders were installed in the Greenland Sea north-east of Greenland. All recorders were...

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Published in:Frontiers in Marine Science
Main Authors: Van der Schaar, Mike Connor Roger Malcolm, Haugerud, Anja J., Weissenberger, Jürgen, Vreese, Steffen de, André, Michel
Other Authors: Centre Tecnològic de Vilanova i la Geltrú, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. LAB - Laboratori d'Aplicacions Bioacústiques
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2017
Subjects:
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Física::Acústica::Sons subaquàtics
Acoustics
Sounds
Noise > Measurement
Airgun
Arctic
Noise measurement
Propagation loss
Acústica submarina
So > Mesurament
Greenland
Greenland Sea
Spitsbergen
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2117/108729
https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2017.00175
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Summary:Statoil deployed three acoustic recorders from fall 2013 to 2014 in the Arctic region as part of a broad scientific campaign. One recorder was installed in the Barentsz Sea south-east of Spitsbergen. Two other recorders were installed in the Greenland Sea north-east of Greenland. All recorders were operating at a duty cycle of 2 min on and 30 min off, sampling at 39,062 Hz and recording in 24 bits. The Greenland recorders both captured air gun surveys performed during the summer months of 2013, allowing to estimate the transmission loss in the Arctic over long ranges. This paper presents “log(R)” transmission loss curves for these scenarios that can help assessing the acoustic shipping impact for future expeditions. Postprint (published version)

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