Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC)
Published: March 28, 2010, 12:00 am
Updated: December 12, 2011, 9:39 am
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C Michael Hogan
The Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate program is composed of two complementary enviromental initiatives:
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to gather information about temperatures in the ocean using acoustic tomography to verify the predictions of existing climate models; and
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to assess the potential effects of low frequency sound transmissions on marine mammals and sea turtles through its Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) component.
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Geography
Two acoustic sources were placed: (a) one north of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands and (b) a second on a seamount off of the coast of central California. Acoustic signatures of these sources were evaluated at listening stations within the Christmas islands and the Hawaiian Islands.
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Steve Baum (Lead Author);C Michael Hogan (Topic Editor) "Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate (ATOC)". In: Encyclopedia of Earth. Eds. Cutler J. Cleveland (Washington, D.C.: Environmental Information Coalition, National Council for Science and the Environment). [First published in the Encyclopedia of Earth March 28, 2010; Last revised Date December 12, 2011; Retrieved May 22, 2013 <http://www.eoearth.org/article/Acoustic_Thermometry_of_Ocean_Climate_(ATOC)>
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The Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate program is composed of two complementary enviromental initiatives:
-
to gather information about temperatures in the ocean using acoustic tomography to verify the predictions of existing climate models; and
-
to assess the potential effects of low frequency sound transmissions on marine mammals and sea turtles through its Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP) component.
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This article is written at a definitional level only. Authors wishing to improve this entry are inivited to expand the present treatment, which additions will be peer reviewed prior to publication of any expansion. |
Geography
Two acoustic sources were placed: (a) one north of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands and (b) a second on a seamount off of the coast of central California. Acoustic signatures of these sources were evaluated at listening stations within the Christmas islands and the Hawaiian Islands.
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