| Subject: | Re: Hydrophones and depth |
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| From: | "soundings23" soundings23 |
| Date: | Thu May 10, 2012 10:25 pm ((PDT)) |
I'd read that whales can communicate over long distances, I hadn't realised= they use the SOFAR channel to do this. Also interesting to note that the d= epth of the channel changes with latitude. I found some additional useful i= nfo here that explains some of the concepts http://www.dosits.org/science/s= oundmovement/sofar/sofarhistory/ (plus an nice account of the "Jezebel Mons= ter"!) --- In Mitch Hill <> wrote: > > On 5/10/2012 5:33 PM, soundings23 wrote: > > Fascinating, thanks Mitch. I like the idea of an aquatic audio "channel= ". > > > > > > Here is another interesting bit of information: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOFAR_channel > > When I was at WHOI in the late 1960 - early 1970's, the SOFAR Channel > phenomenon was a popular topic of discussion and investigation... > > -- > -- > Mitch Hill > > (Sent from HP DV6T) > |
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