This study presents the preliminary results of combining underwater acoustic ambient noise measurements with those of in-situ sea spray fluxes (SSF). Hydroacoustic measurements (in the frequency range 80 Hz-12.5 kHz) were made using an underwater noise recording system developed at the Institute of Oceanology of the Polish Academy of Sciences which was then deployed in the southern Baltic Sea. The simultaneous measurements of coarse sea spray fluxes (with particle diameters ranging from 0.5 to 47 µm) were made on board the r/v Oceania using the gradient method. Observations were conducted for the duration of the passage of an atmospheric front that lasted 2.5 days (60 hours of measurements). There were significant differences in the sound pressure level (SPL) and aerosol fluxes observed between the first part of measurements (developing wave state) and the second part (developed waves). Wave parameters, such as peak period, significant wave height, wave age, and mean wave slope acquired from the WAM (WAve Model), were used to investigate the impact of wave field properties on noise and aerosol flux measurements. We observed different behaviours in the power spectrum density (PSD) levels of noise for these parameters depending on the wave state development.
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Semi-enclosed, fetch-limited waters create unique conditions for wind wave development and breaking. Parameters of breaking waves influence bubble entrainment depth and associated noise, which is why they differ in semi-enclosed sea compared to open waters. While the established noise-wind speed relationship holds in oceanic conditions, it differs in land-constrained basins like the Baltic Sea. To explore noise level, bubble entrainment depth and wind speed relationships, we conducted noise and sub-surface bubble measurements, coupled with wind observations, in the selected area of the Baltic Sea during two consecutive summers. A novel method was employed to estimate bubble entrainment depth under conditions of strong backscatter. Model data of wave field parameters were employed to assess their influence on noise level and bubble entrainment depth. Results suggest stronger connections between noise level and wind speed, as well as wave height, compared to wave age and wind sea steepness. The same patterns hold true for the correlation between bubble entrainment depth and both wind speed and wave field parameters. The parameterized noise level-wind speed relationship differs from that obtained for oceanic conditions and also varies across measurement periods. Observed differences were shaped by varying wind-wave conditions, notably differences in wind speed, direction, wave height, and the presence of swell. The noise level-bubble entrainment depth relation is reported for the first time for Baltic Sea conditions. For a thorough analysis of the influence of these factors on noise and bubbles, longer measurements under diverse wind-wave conditions are required to account for site-specific wave field characteristics.
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The results of experiments performed in a wave flume designed to explore associations between the dissipation of surface wave energy during breaking and acoustic noise emission are presented. The experiments were carried out using tap water in the wave laboratory of the Institute of Hydro-Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Gdańsk, Poland. In particular, being shown are the parameters of empirical dependency between the dissipated wave energy during plunging and the energy of pre-breaking wave trains. Relationships between wave energy losses in the case of breakers with an amplitude of about 10 cm and the noise acoustic energy in the frequency band from 80 to 12,500 Hz were estimated. Taking into consideration the phenomena of reverberations and propagation in an acoustical waveguide, a numerical model was used for the correction of the observed noise's acoustic spectra. A detailed analysis of the factors affecting the noise level in the semi-enclosed volume allowed us to specify the rate of conversion of the wave energy dissipated during breaking into acoustic energy, which was found to be in the order of 10−8.
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