Eavesdropping on the deep—New live streaming audio from a deep-sea hydrophone.

For centuries poets and writers have imagined the depths of the ocean as eerily quiet. But scientists now know that the oceans, and especially coastal areas, are full of sound from both natural and human activities. Starting this week, anyone can eavesdrop on sounds in the deep sea via a continuous streaming YouTube video that carries live sound from 900 meters (3,000 feet) below the surface of Monterey Bay.

https://phys.org/news/2018-04-eavesdropping-deepnew-streaming-audio-deep-sea.html

Posted on April 26, 2018 12:13 PM by