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SACLANTCEN is conducting a long term programme of ambient noise measurements that cover the frequency band from 1 to 100 Hz. A sea-bed sensor consisting of three seismometers and a hydrophone has been deployed close to the edge of the continental break in water of 100 m depth. The data are being systematically collected and telemetered via radio link to SACLANTCEN. The initial data (105 days) have been used to investigate the noise characteristics and its statistics.
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Akal, T., Barbagelata, A., Guidi, G., Snoek, M. (1986). Time Dependence of Infrasonic Ambient Seafloor Noise on a Continental Shelf. In: Akal, T., Berkson, J.M. (eds) Ocean Seismo-Acoustics. NATO Conference Series, vol 16. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2201-6_73
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