Publication - Research and analysis
Marine piling - energy conversion factors in underwater radiated sound: review
A report which investigates the Energy Conversion Factor (ECF) method and provides recommendations regarding the modelling approaches for impact piling as used in environmental impact assessments (EIA) in Scottish Waters.
List of Abbreviations
DCS - damped cylindrical spreading
ECF - energy conversion factor
EIA - environmental impact assessment
ESL - energy source level
FD - finite-difference
ISO- International Organization for Standardization
PDSM - Pile-driving Source Model
PE - parabolic equation
PTS - permanent threshold shift
RAM - Range-dependent Acoustic Model
RD - range dependent
RI - range independent
SEL - sound exposure level
SSP - sound speed profile
Contact
Email: ScotMER@gov.scot
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