ME 573 Marine Bioacoustics
The course takes an interdisciplinary approach that links areas in ocean acoustics, marine biology, and environmental sciences. The topics covered ranging from physics of underwater sound, marine animal communication and hearing, acoustic methods in marine biology studies, digital signal processing, underwater noise impacts on marine animals, marine ambient noise and soundscape, and current hot topics in marine bioacoustics research. Students will be required to carry out a research project and to report their findings.