Guidelines for modelling ocean ambient noise : Deliverable/Task: WP 3&4
book
The aim of the Jomopans project was to develop a framework for a fully operational joint monitoring programme for ambient noise in the North Sea. Output will be the tools necessary for managers, planners and other stakeholders to incorporate the effects of ambient noise in their assessment of the environmental status of the North Sea, and to evaluate measures to improve the environment. The proposed framework applies numerical modelling for creating sound maps of the North Sea area, supported by local measurements for evaluation of the uncertainties in the numerical modelling. This report provides a description of the sound map modelling that has been applied to produce the Jomopans soundscape maps of the underwater sound of shipping and wind in the North Sea in the twelve months of 2019. It provides examples of these maps. The lessons learned in the Jomopans project on the various choices and considerations for producing these large scale maps are converted into guidelines and recommendations for future sound mapping efforts
TNO Identifier
982417
Publisher
EU, Interreg North Sea Region JOMOPANS
Collation
92 p.