Fin whale song characteristics recorded on ocean bottom seismometers in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

2014 ◽  
Vol 135 (4) ◽  
pp. 2333-2333
Author(s):  
Michelle Weirathmueller ◽  
William S. D. Wilcock
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Ocean Bottom ◽  
Fin Whale ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Ocean Bottom Seismometers ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

Seismic crustal imaging using fin whale songs

Science ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 371 (6530) ◽  
pp. 731-735
Author(s):  
Václav M. Kuna ◽  
John L. Nábělek
Keyword(s):  
Lower Crust ◽  
Seismic Velocity ◽  
Ocean Bottom ◽  
Fin Whale ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Air Gun ◽  
Ocean Bottom Seismometers ◽  
Animal Vocalizations ◽  
Oceanic Sediment ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

Fin whale calls are among the strongest animal vocalizations that are detectable over great distances in the oceans. We analyze fin whale songs recorded at ocean-bottom seismometers in the northeast Pacific Ocean and show that in addition to the waterborne signal, the song recordings also contain signals reflected and refracted from crustal interfaces beneath the stations. With these data, we constrain the thickness and seismic velocity of the oceanic sediment and basaltic basement and the P-wave velocity of the gabbroic lower crust beneath and around the ocean bottom seismic stations. The abundant and globally available fin whale calls may be used to complement seismic studies in situations where conventional air-gun surveys are not available.

Source levels of fin whale 20 Hz pulses measured in the Northeast Pacific Ocean

2013 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
pp. 741-749 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle J. Weirathmueller ◽  
William S. D. Wilcock ◽  
Dax C. Soule
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Fin Whale ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

Variations in the number of fin whale calls recorded at different locations in the Northeast Pacific Ocean.

2011 ◽  
Vol 129 (4) ◽  
pp. 2637-2637 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle J. Weirathmueller ◽  
Dax C. Soule ◽  
William S. D. Wilcock
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Fin Whale ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean

scholarly journals Thalassiosira spp. community composition shifts in response to chemical and physical forcing in the northeast Pacific Ocean

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Dreux Chappell ◽  
LeeAnn P. Whitney ◽  
Traci L. Haddock ◽  
Susanne Menden-Deuer ◽  
Eric G. Roy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Community Composition ◽  
Physical Forcing ◽  
Northeast Pacific ◽  
Northeast Pacific Ocean
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