Acoustical Impact of Ships and Harbours: Airborne and Underwater N&V Pollution

• Main Author: Davide Borelli (auth)
• Other Authors: Tomaso Gaggero (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2019
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Animal Bioacoustics; harbour noise; maritime acoustics; Underwater soundscape; ship noise; sonar; underwater radiated noise; Propagation loss; anthropogenic noise; sound propagation
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Noise and vibrations generated by ships affect a wide range of receivers: crew and passengers inside the vessel, inhabitants of the coastal areas and marine fauna outside it. Recent studies suggest that a large percentage of people living in urban areas close to harbors and a number of marine specie...