A Year-long Hydroacoustic Survey of the Mariana Islands Region

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Abstract

The Mariana Islands region hosts interesting geological features as well as abundant biodiversity. The subduction zone and back-arc spreading center have led to active volcanism that can have impacts on local islanders, aircraft flying in the region, and military activities. We deployed a small aperture hydrophone array from June 2017 to June 2018 in the Marianas back-arc to better characterize submarine volcanic activity in the region. In addition, we recorded other activity, including calls from historically understudied Bryde’s whales and T-phases from earthquakes. Here, we describe and discuss preliminary results from the array.

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Publication type Conference Paper
Publication Subtype Conference Paper
Title A Year-long Hydroacoustic Survey of the Mariana Islands Region
DOI 10.23919/OCEANS44145.2021.9705805
Year Published 2021
Language English
Publisher Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Oceanic Engineering Society
Contributing office(s) Volcano Science Center
Description 5 p.
Larger Work Type Book
Larger Work Subtype Conference publication
Larger Work Title Oceans 2021: San Diego – Porto
Conference Title OCEANS 2021: San Diego – Porto
Conference Location San Diego, CA
Conference Date Sep 20-23, 2021
Other Geospatial Mariana Islands region
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