On the Possible Detection of Lightning Storms by Elephants

Theoretical calculations suggest that sounds produced by thunderstorms and detected by a system similar to the International Monitoring System (IMS) for the detection of nuclear explosions at distances ≥100 km, are at sound pressure levels equal to or greater than 6 × 10−3 Pa. Such sound pressure le...

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Main Authors: Michael C. Kelley, Michael Garstang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-04-01
Series:Animals
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/3/2/349