Reissued 30 May 2017 with Second Reader’s non-NPS affiliation added to title page. / Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited / The purpose of this thesis is to characterize typical levels of vibrational noise on the ocean floor to ascertain the vibration's effect on possible future bottom mounted sensors. The data used for this thesis was obtained from publicly available recorded information from four ocean bottom seismometers (OBS). The OBSs were located in two geographical choke points: the Luzon Strait and west of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. These highly trafficked choke points were considered to be a good representation of where these experimental bottom mounted sensors might be located should they be built. Unix-based seismic processing software available from the Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) proved essential to obtaining calibrated data, and the methodology used to get the calibrated data is discussed in detail. The results showed that one OBS out of the four was highly variable, with decibel levels varying widely from day to day. The other OBSs remained fairly consistent. In addition, there were no common discrete frequencies between sensors that were in the same geographic area. Recommended future research involves the study of environmental effects on the OBSs, additional research to correlate the results observed in the Luzon Strait, and a look into the electronic noise floors of the OBSs used. / Lieutenant Commander, United States Navy
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nps.edu/oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/52985 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Hankins, Jeremy R. |
| Contributors | Kapolka, Daphne, Libby, Steve, Acoustics Academic Committee |
| Publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School |
| Source Sets | Naval Postgraduate School |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. |
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