HR: 08:20h
AN: OS41E-02 INVITED     [Abstracts]
TI: Science Enabled by Ocean Observatory Acoustics
AU: * Howe, B M
EM: howe@apl.washington.edu
AF: Applied Physics Laboratory, Univeristy of Washington 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle, WA 98105-6698 United States
AU: Lee, C
EM: craig@apl.washington.edu
AF: Applied Physics Laboratory, Univeristy of Washington 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle, WA 98105-6698 United States
AU: Gobat, J
EM: jgobat@apl.washinton.edu
AF: Applied Physics Laboratory, Univeristy of Washington 1013 NE 40th Street, Seattle, WA 98105-6698 United States
AU: Freitag, L
EM: lfreitag@whoi.edu
AF: Applied Ocean Physics & Engineering, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA 02543-1050 United States
AU: Miller, J H
EM: miller@oce.uri.edu
AF: Department of Ocean Engineering, University of Rhode Island, Narragansett, RI 02882 United States
AU: Committee, I
EM: asa@aip.org
AF: Acoustical Society of America, 2 Huntington Quadrangle, Melville, NY 11747-4502 United States
AB: Ocean observatories have the potential to examine the physical, chemical, biological, and geological parameters and processes of the ocean at time and space scales previously unexplored. Acoustics provides an efficient and cost-effective means by which these parameters and processes can be measured and information can be communicated. Integrated acoustics systems providing navigation and communications for mobile platforms and conducting acoustical measurements in support of science objectives are critical and essential elements of the ocean observatories presently in the planning and implementation stages. The ORION Workshop (Puerto Rico, 4-8 January 2004) developed science themes that can be addressed utilizing ocean observatory infrastructure. The use of acoustics to sense the 3-d/volumetric ocean environment on all temporal and spatial scales was discussed in many ORION working groups. Science themes that are related to acoustics and measurements using acoustics are reviewed and tabulated, as are the related and sometimes competing requirements for passive listening, acoustic navigation and acoustic communication around observatories. Sound in the sea, brought from observatories to universities and schools via the internet, will also be a major education and outreach mechanism.
UR: http://www.oce.uri.edu/ao/IASOO_subcomm.htm
DE: 4299 General or miscellaneous
SC: Ocean Sciences [OS]
MN: 2004 AGU Fall Meeting