Gallery of Underwater Sounds from the RTC Pier
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ShipsShip traffic in the North Bay produces a continual whine underwater. |
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MidshipmanA droning sound with a fundamental frequency near 100 Hz is the signature of the amorous midshipman. |
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WavesWaves from wind or water traffic slap against the RTC seawall and often drown out everything else. |
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Groundloop60-Hz hum is hard to keep out of an audio-frequency system. Its signature is peaks in the Fourier transform at the odd-harmonic frequencies: 60, 180, 300, 420, 540, . . . Hz. |
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UnidentifiedUnidentified sounds. (We hate to admit our ignorance!) |
