Accession Number:

AD1014318

Title:

Effect of Broadband Nature of Marine Mammal Echolocation Clicks on Click-Based Population Density Estimates

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report

Corporate Author:

University of St Andrews St Andrews United Kingdom

Personal Author(s):

• Thomas,Len
• Tyack,Peter

Report Date:

2015-09-30

Pagination or Media Count:

10.0

Abstract:

The long-term aim of the project is to support passive acoustic monitoring of Odontocetes by improving the modeling of detection functions for broadband echolocation clicks used to estimate animal abundance.

Descriptors:

• whales
• marine animals
• broadband
• underwater acoustics
• monitoring
• acoustic detection
• passive systems
• wave propagation
• ocean models
• ocean environments

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Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE