Presentation title: “Measurement, Prediction and Impact of Ship Noise”
Presenter: Prof. Paul White
Time: 14:30-16:00, May 31, 2018
Location: Academic lecture hall on the 15th floor of the Underwater Acoustic Engineering Building
Short Bio of the presenter:
Paul White graduated from Portsmouth Polytechnic in 1985 with a degree in Mathematics; in 1992, he obtained his PhD in the Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at the University of Southampton. He is currently the Director of that Institute. Dr. White’s main research areas include signal processing, underwater acoustics, and bioacoustics. He made significant achievements in his research areas, with more than 350 papers, and contributed in 8 books. He is a member of the underwater noise forum of the UK Marine Science Coordination Committee, and the military underwater acoustic evaluation forum.
Abstract of the presentation:
The increase in shipping has resulted in an increased in ambient noise in the ocean, in particular, in the low frequency band. This has led to studies considering the impact of shipping noise on marine mammals. To mitigate these impacts commercial pressures are beginning to be applied. One aspect of this is the development of standards for measuring ship noise. Further models predicting shipping noise are being developed.
This seminar will consider the issues around predicting ship noise, modelling its impacts and the current standards for its measurement.
