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What the Mysterious Bloop Taught Us About Antarctica

December 30, 2024

Was the infamous "bloop" a sea monster? Learn why this noise was a good reminder that we should keep an eye on the South Pole.

Link: What the Mysterious Bloop Taught Us About Antarctica

Planet NOAA Podcast Episode 3: Earth Day is every day

April 03, 2024

Listen to episode 3 of NOAA's podcast about NOAA's conservation, preservation, and sustainability work during Earth Month and beyond. Bob Dziak of PMEL's passive acoustics research team is a podcast guest.

Link: Planet NOAA Podcast Episode 3: Earth Day is every day

Fish Hum, Purr and Click Underwater -- and Now Machines Can Understand Them

January 19, 2022

(Inside Science) -- As the sun rises over the island of American Samoa, a chorus of animal voices drifts upward. They're not the calls of birds, though -- the purrs, clicks and groans are coming from under the water. New research shows how automation can make it increasingly easy to eavesdrop on the fish making the sounds and uncover how their environment impacts them. Jill Munger is quoted. 

Link: Fish Hum, Purr and Click Underwater -- and Now Machines Can Understand Them

Hundreds of Volcanic Explosions Detected Underwater at Kīlauea

December 14, 2021

The explosions, identified during the 2018 eruption phase, offer a clear acoustic signal that researchers could use to measure ocean properties. Bob Dziak is quoted. 

Link: Hundreds of Volcanic Explosions Detected Underwater at Kīlauea

In One Ear: Little bits

November 11, 2021

Robert Dziak, a scientist with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, who is based at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, has wanted to find out if trees in Oregon were affected by the 1700 earthquake and tsunami for the last decade, according to an Oregon State University press release.

Link: In One Ear: Little bits

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