Gliders for passive acoustic monitoring of the oceanic environment

Pierre Cauchy, Karen J. Heywood, Nathan D. Merchant, Denise Risch, Bastien Y. Queste, Pierre Testor

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Abstract

Ocean gliders are quiet, buoyancy-driven, long-endurance, profiling autonomous platforms. Gliders therefore possess unique advantages as platforms for Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM) of the marine environment. In this paper, we review available glider platforms and passive acoustic monitoring systems, and explore current and potential uses of passive acoustic monitoring-equipped gliders for the study of physical oceanography, biology, ecology and for regulatory purposes. We evaluate limiting factors for passive acoustic monitoring glider surveys, such as platform-generated and flow noise, weight, size and energy constraints, profiling ability and slow movement. Based on data from 34 passive acoustic monitoring glider missions, it was found that
Original languageEnglish
Article number1106533
Number of pages13
JournalFrontiers in Remote Sensing
Volume4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • glider
  • ocean gliders
  • PAM glider
  • passive acoustic monitoring (PAM)
  • good practices
  • soundscape
  • underwater noise
  • ambient noise

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