Source levels of foraging humpback whale calls

作者：Fournet Michelle E H^*; Matthews Leanna P; Gabriele Christine M; Mellinger David K; Klinck Holger

来源：Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2018, 143(2): EL105-EL111.

DOI：10.1121/1.5023599

Humpback whales produce a wide range of low-to mid-frequency vocalizations throughout their migratory range. Non-song "calls" dominate this species' vocal repertoire while on high-latitude foraging grounds. The source levels of 426 humpback whale calls in four vocal classes were estimated using a four-element planar array deployed in Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, Southeast Alaska. There was no significant difference in source levels between humpback whale vocal classes. The mean call source level was 137 dB(RMS) re 1 mu Pa @ 1m in the bandwidth of the call (range 113-157 dBRMS re 1 mu Pa @ 1m), where bandwidth is defined as the frequency range from the lowest to the highest frequency component of the call. These values represent a robust estimate of humpback whale source levels on foraging grounds and should append earlier estimates.

• 出版日期2018-2