Accession Number:

ADA505103

Title:

Development of an Autonomous Broadband Acoustic Scattering System for Remote Characterization of Zooplankton

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION MA DEPT OF APPLIED OCEAN PHYSICS AND ENGINEERING

Personal Author(s):

• Lavery, Andone C.
• Terray, Eugene A.
• Sutor, Malinda M.

Report Date:

2008-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

9.0

Abstract:

The primary objective of the proposed research is to develop, calibrate, and test an autonomous, compact, high-frequency broadband acoustic backscattering system for remote characterization of zooplankton distributions.

Descriptors:

• *ACOUSTIC SCATTERING
• *ZOOPLANKTON
• REMOTE SYSTEMS
• BROADBAND
• DISTRIBUTION

Subject Categories:

• Biology
• Acoustics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE