Ambient noise analysis of deep-ocean measurements in the northeast Pacific

IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 497-512

  Gaul, Roy D ^a   Knobles, David P ^b   Shooter, Jack A ^b   Wittenborn, August F ^c  

^a Blue Sea Corporation   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c Tracor Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ambient noise; Data recovery; Ocean acoustics; Shipping noise; Wind noise

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHONES; MAGNETIC TAPE; RECOVERY; SHIPS;

ACOUSTIC ANALYSIS; AMBIENT NOISE; DATA RECOVERY; NUCLEAR SUBMARINE; OCEAN ACOUSTICS; OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCHES; TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATIONS; WIND NOISE;

ACOUSTIC NOISE;

EID: 52449099514     PISSN: 03649059     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JOE.2007.891885     Document Type: Article

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