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Project Objectives
Assess behavior of right whales in coastal waters of the Southeast calving grounds, including rates of travel of individuals, dive behavior, and rates of sound production
Tagging North Atlantic Right Whales
May 9, 2016
Southeast US tagging project has successful season.
North Atlantic Right Whale Disentanglement
March 3, 2014
Our team provided assistance to a disentanglement effort.
Peak sound pressure and sound exposure level from underwater explosions in shallow water.
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. 2014.
136 (3): EL218–EL223
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- August 11, 2014
Experimental measurements of the peak pressure and sound exposure level (SEL) from underwater explosions collected 7 km off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia are presented. The peak pressures are compared to results from previous studies and a semi-empirical equation that is a function of measurement range and charge weight, and are found to be in good agreement. An empirical equation for SEL that similarly employs a scaling approach involving charge weight and range is also presented and shows promise for the prediction of SEL in shallow water.
