Abstract
Ambient sound was recorded for about two months by three synchronized, single-hydrophone receivers that were moored at depths of 2573, 2994, and 4443 m on seamount flanks. Hydrophones were located within 5 m from the seafloor. The data reveal the power spectra and intermittency of the ambient sound intensity in a 13-octave frequency band from 0.5 to 4000 Hz. Statistical distribution of pressure amplitude exhibits much heavier tails than the expected Rayleigh distribution throughout the frequency band of observations. Spatial variability of the observed ambient sound is controlled by the seafloor properties, bathymetric shadowing, and nonuniform distribution of the noise sources on the sea surface due to the Gulf Stream and its meanders. Interferometry of the ambient sound recorded by the receivers with the horizontal separations of 7.0 km shows strong variations of the acoustic travel time between the receivers along a surface-reflected path due to the evolution of the Gulf Stream position. The magnitude of the variations of the passively measured acoustic travel time is consistent with the available contact measurements of the sound speed profiles. Environmental inferences derived from the ambient, shipping, and flow noise data will be discussed. [Work supported by the ONR TFO DRI.]
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