Description
Marine geophysical data is critical for industry and BOEM to make informed leasing decisions. High-frequency marine acoustic sources are commonly used to acquire this data for infrastructure siting, geological or environmental characterization, and shallow hazard or archaeological cultural surveys. The acoustic sources currently in use include boomers; sparkers; subbottom (chirp or other) profilers; side-scan sonar; and single, swath, and multi-beam bathymetric fathometers. This report is the third of related reports designed to characterize and predict the sound fields of these sources in shallow water. The first report, BOEM 2016-044, detailed the source measurement of 17 sources by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, Rhode Island, at their facilities and in controlled environments. The second report, BOEM 2018-052, detailed the at-sea measurement of those same sources (plus several hull-mounted sonars) in the shallow water (10-, 30-, and 100-m deep) off Virginia and Maryland. This report recommends an acoustic modeling approach for sources in other shallow water areas and conditions.
Award Amount
USD: $650,908
Funding
Type
contract
Funder
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies Program
Funder ID
https://doi.org/10.13039/100012475
Award Dates
2019-07-15 → 2021-06-14
Award Number
M0119C0012
DOI / Resource
Field Xml File
100665.xml
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- ROR:https://ror.org/03tzscr25Series Title:BOEM Environmental StudiesISSN:3071-6349Report Title:Propagation characteristics of high-frequency sounds emitted during high-resolution geophysical surveys: Acoustic modeling effort final data adjustment (calibration) reportAuthors:Publication Year:2026Publisher:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies ProgramPlace:Sterling (VA)Report Number:BOEM 2021-020Contract #:M0119C0012Award DOI:10.67297/9A1FB9Report DOI:10.67297/01B38BField Xml File111499.xml (2.25 KB)
- ROR:https://ror.org/03tzscr25Series Title:BOEM Environmental StudiesISSN:3071-6349Report Title:Propagation characteristics of high-resolution geophysical surveys: acoustic modeling effort, appendix A calibration reportAuthors:KD Heaney, Halvorsen MB, Seger KD, Boyle JKPublication Year:2026Publisher:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies ProgramPlace:Sterling (VA)Report Number:BOEM 2021-021Contract #:M0119C0012Award DOI:10.67297/9A1FB9Report DOI:10.67297/01B38CField Xml File111500.xml (2.65 KB)
- ROR:https://ror.org/03tzscr25Series Title:BOEM Environmental StudiesISSN:3071-6349Report Title:Propagation characteristics of high-resolution geophysical surveys: acoustic modeling effortAuthors:KD Heaney, Halvorsen MB, Seger KD, Boyle JKPublication Year:2026Publisher:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies ProgramPlace:Sterling (VA)Report Number:BOEM 2021-021Contract #:M0119C0012Award DOI:10.67297/9A1FB9Report DOI:10.67297/01B38DField Xml File111501.xml (3 KB)
- ROR:https://ror.org/03tzscr25Series Title:BOEM Environmental StudiesISSN:3071-6349Report Title:Propagation characteristics of high-frequency sounds emitted during high-resolution geophysical surveys: Acoustic modeling effort; webtool user manualAuthors:Publication Year:2026Publisher:U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Environmental Studies ProgramPlace:Sterling (VA)Report Number:BOEM 2021-039Contract #:M0119C0012Award DOI:10.67297/9A1FB9Report DOI:10.67297/01B3A0Field Xml File111520.xml (2.33 KB)