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Abstract
Using a 2-year time series (2019–2020) of 1-min sound pressure level averages from seven sites, the extension of COVID-related quieting documented in coastal soundscapes to deep (approximately 200–900 m) waters off the southeastern United States was assessed. Sites ranged in distance to the continental shelf break and shipping lanes. Sound level decreases in 2020 were observed at sites closest to the shelf break and shipping lanes but were inconsistent with the timing of shipping changes related to a COVID-19 slowdown. These observations are consistent with increased numbers of vessel tracks in 2020 compared to 2019 at a majority of sites.
Publication Date
9-9-2022
Journal Title
JASA Express Letters
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© 2022 Author(s).
Publisher
Acoustical Society of America
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Document Type
Article
Recommended Citation
J. Miksis-Olds, Martin, B., Lowell, K., Verlinden, C., and Heaney, K., “Minimal COVID-19 Quieting Measured in the Deep, Offshore Waters of the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf”, Journal of the Acoustical Society of America Express Letters, vol. 2(9). p. 090801, 2022.
Comments
This is an open access article published by Acoustical Society of America in JASA Express Letters in 2022, available online: https://dx.doi.org/10.1121/10.0013999