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Recent European strategic plans for the successful monitoring of the status of the ocean push on the development of an integrated observing system able to further link existing instruments and techniques with the aim to complement each other and answer open issues. A more intensive use of acoustic devices could contribute to the knowledge of oceanographic processes exploiting the characteristic of sound to travel in the ocean for a wide area than in the atmosphere. In this context, the installation of passive acoustic instruments, able to listen to ambient noise on fixed or mobile platforms, could contribute to provide information on sound budget and to enhance the monitoring capacity of meteorological phenomena also in the open ocean. Instead, the deployment of active acoustic instruments can be of benefit for monitoring biological activities through the analysis of backscatter data as well as for monitoring ocean waves.

Underwater Acoustics.

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Survival analysis (Biometry) --- Fish tagging. --- Green sturgeon --- Green sturgeon --- Radio telemetry. --- Underwater acoustics. --- Fish populations --- Fish populations --- Fish tagging. --- Radio telemetry. --- Survival analysis (Biometry) --- Underwater acoustics. --- Migration --- Migration --- Statistical methods. --- Statistical methods. --- Pacific Ocean --- United States

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Underwater acoustics, despite the relatively short history, has already found practical application in many areas of human activity. It allows, among others, depth research, data transmission, and underwater observation and provides maritime transport safety and security against terrorists. Moreover, underwater acoustic technologies are also widely used in medicine, biology, and many other fields. Therefore, it is one of the most developing areas. This book is a collection of experiences of scientists from around the world engaged in research, design, and construction, as well as the daily use of underwater acoustic systems. Giving this book in the hands of the reader, we hope that it will be a treasure trove of knowledge and inspiration for further research in the field of underwater acoustics.

Underwater acoustics. --- Sound-waves. --- Vibration --- Waves --- Acoustics, Underwater --- Hydroacoustics --- Underwater sound --- Fluids --- Sound --- Acoustic properties --- Engineering --- Physical Sciences --- Engineering and Technology --- Mechanical Engineering --- Acoustical Engineering

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Applied Underwater Acoustics meets the needs of scientists and engineers working in underwater acoustics and graduate students solving problems in, and preparing theses on, topics in underwater acoustics. The book is structured to provide the basis for rapidly assimilating the essential underwater acoustic knowledge base for practical application to daily research and analysis. Each chapter of the book is self-supporting and focuses on a single topic and its relation to underwater acoustics. The chapters start with a brief description of the topic's physical background, necessary definitions, and a short description of the applications, along with a roadmap to the chapter. The subtopics covered within individual subchapters include most frequently used equations that describe the topic. Equations are not derived, rather, assumptions behind equations and limitations on the applications of each equation are emphasized. Figures, tables, and illustrations related to the sub-topic are presented in an easy-to-use manner, and examples on the use of the equations, including appropriate figures and tables are also included. Provides a complete and up-to-date treatment of all major subjects of underwater acoustics Presents chapters written by recognized experts in their individual field Covers the fundamental knowledge scientists and engineers need to solve problems in underwater acoustics Illuminates, in shorter sub-chapters, the modern applications of underwater acoustics that are described in worked examples Demands no prior knowledge of underwater acoustics, and the physical principles and mathematics are designed to be readily understood by scientists, engineers, and graduate students of underwater acoustics Includes a comprehensive list of literature references for each chapter.

Underwater acoustics. --- Waves. --- Ambient sounds. --- Ambience (Sound recordings) --- Ambient audio (Sound recordings) --- Background sounds --- Sound recordings --- Sounds --- Cycles --- Hydrodynamics --- Benjamin-Feir instability --- Acoustics, Underwater --- Hydroacoustics --- Underwater sound --- Fluids --- Sound --- Acoustic properties