Ocean Acidification and the Increasing Transparency of the Ocean to Low-Frequency Sound
As the ocean becomes more acidic, low-frequency (~ 1–3 kHz and below) sound travels much farther due to changes in the amounts of pH-dependent species such as dissolved borate and carbonate ions, which absorb acoustic waves. The effect is quite large; a decline in pH of only 0.3 causes a 40% decreas...
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| Language: | English |
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The Oceanography Society
2009-12-01
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| Series: | Oceanography |
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| Online Access: | http://tos.org/oceanography/issues/issue_archive/issue_pdfs/22_4/22-4_brewer.pdf |