Sound velocity measurements in spermaceti oil under the combined influences of temperature and pressure

Deep-Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 961-969

  Goold, John C ^a   Bennell, James D ^a   Jones, Sarah E ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETACEA; PHYSETER CATODON; PHYSETER MACROCEPHALUS;

BIOACOUSTICS; MAMMALS; PRESSURE; SOUND VELOCITY; SPERMACETI OIL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0030423549     PISSN: 09670637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0967-0637(96)00066-0     Document Type: Article

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