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Blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) vocalizations recorded in the North Pacific Ocean : geographic, seasonal and diel variation

Creator:

Stafford, Kathleen Mary

Resource Type:

Dissertation
Characterization of blue whale calls from the northeast Pacific and development of a matched filter to locate blue whales on the U.S. Navy SOSUS (SOund SUrveillance System) arrays

Creator:

Stafford, Kathleen Mary

Abstract:

Blue whales (Balaenoptera musculus) are the largest of the baleen whales. Blue whale calls were recorded off the coast of California in fall, 1993 and measured for frequency and time characteristics. On average, blue whale calls lasted 16 s, swept down from 18.9 to 17.3 Hz and were repeated every...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis