Long-range detection of hydroacoustic signals from large icebergs in the Ross Sea, Antarctica |
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Authors: | Jacques TalandierOlivier Hyvernaud Emile A Okal Pierre-Franck Piserchia |
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Institution: | a Département Analyse et Surveillance de l’Environnement, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, B.P. 12, F-91680 Bruyères-le-Châtel, France b Laboratoire de Détection et Géophysique, Commissariat à l’Energie Atomique, B.P. 640, F-98713 Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia c Department of Geological Sciences, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208, USA |
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Abstract: | Hydroacoustic signals detected in late 2000 by seismic stations in Polynesia are shown to originate from huge icebergs which at the time were drifting in the Ross Sea after calving off the Ross Ice Shelf. The signals present a broad variety of spectral characteristics, most of them featuring prominent eigenfrequencies in the 4-7 Hz range, often complemented by overtones. Most epicenters, obtained by combining observations of distant hydroacoustic and regional seismic records, follow the spatio-temporal evolution of the drift of iceberg B-15B. Most of the signals are generated during a 36-day time window when it is speculated that B-15B collided with smaller icebergs or was scraping the ocean floor on the shallow continental shelf. We speculate on the possible physical nature of the resonator generating the signals, which could correspond to an elastic mode of the iceberg, or to the oscillation of fluid-filled cracks in the ice. |
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Keywords: | acoustical methods seismic waves icebergs |
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