In the News
'Sneaky’ underwater robot spent 18 days recording sea creatures — and noisy humans, too
For 18 days, an underwater robot dived and surfaced and dived and surfaced — some 402 times in all — listening to the ocean’s depths as it traveled hundreds of miles along the continental shelf off the Washington and Oregon coastline. Chris Meinig and Joe Haxel are featured.
Third Pod from the Sun: Eavesdropping on the Ocean
In this episode of AGU's podcast, Bob Dziak, head of NOAA PMEL’s acoustics program, describes the sounds scientists study with their underwater microphones, including the noises they’ve heard at the deepest part of the ocean in the Mariana Trench and a mysterious “bloop, and how they use that information to understand natural processes and the impact from human activities.
Constant Wonder: The Loudest Creature In the Ocean Is . . . An Iceberg?
Bob Dziak is featured (around 88:30) on an episode of Constant Wonder talking about ocean sound, including icebergs moving, on BYU radio.
The 'roars' of Antarctica
Researchers from the University of Granada lead an international project to study two submarine volcanoes in Antarctica with great seismic activity. PMEL's Acoustic Program was part of the research deploying hydrophones in the Bransfield Strait. This article is in Spanish.
Third Pod from the Sun: Gunslingers of the Sea
Third Pod from the Sun is the American Geophysical Union's podcast about the scientists and methods behind the science. In this episode, ocean acoustics specialist Joe Haxel describes the myriad of animals that contribute to Earth’s underwater soundscape, including fish that growl and crabs that scratch their backs.