pressure waves and marine life

From: Phil Clapham (pclapham@whsun1.wh.whoi.edu)
Date: Mon Mar 10 2003 - 08:08:55 EST

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    Hi

    I'm afraid this is completely out of the realm of my expertise. I
    suggest you run this by Dr Doug Nowacek (I've bcc'd Doug here) who knows
    more about this sort of thing that I do.

    Phil Clapham

    Thomas Vekve wrote:
    > Hi, I'm interested in what effect pressure waves at different amplitude
    > and frequency has on marine life, and especially on fish and whales.
    >
    > Is it also possible to approximate how such a pressure wave is damped
    > out with distance from a sub-sea source?
    >
    > An answer will be greatly appreciated.
    >
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    > Best regards
    >
    > Thomas
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