References & Sources - August 29, 1998 A sound way to take the sea's temperature?
Loud sounds emitted underwater can measure the temperature of the Pacific Ocean.
References:
Baggeroer, A.B. . . . P.F. Worcester. 1998. Ocean climate change: Comparison of acoustic tomography, satellite altimetry, and modeling. Science 281(Aug. 28):1327.
Further Readings:
Kaiser, J. 1995. Of whales and ocean warming. Science News 147(June 3):350.
Additional information about acoustic thermometry can be found at the Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate's Web site at http://atocdb.ucsd.edu.
Sources:
Peter F. Worcester
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Acoustic Thermometry of Ocean Climate
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA 92093
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