Moored measurement of the ambient noise and analysis with environmental factors in the coastal sea of Jeju Island

Inyong Jeong; Soohong Min; Dong-Guk Paeng

doi:10.7776/ASK.2020.39.5.390

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Moored measurement of the ambient noise and analysis with environmental factors in the coastal sea of Jeju Island 제주 연해 수중 주변소음 계류 측정과 환경 변화에 따른 분석

30 September 2020. pp. 390-399

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Abstract

Underwater ambient noise was measured at the eastern and western costal sites of Jeju Island where the water depth was 20 m by a hydrophone moored at mid-depth (10 m) for 4 months. These eastern and western sites were selected as potential sites for offshore wind power generator and the current wave energy generator, respectively. Ambient noise was affected by environmental data such as wind and wave, which were collected from nearby weather stations and an observation station. Below 100 Hz, ambient noise was changed about 5 dB ~ 20 dB due to low and high tide. Below 1 kHz, wave and wind effects were the main source for ambient noise, varying up to 25 dB. Ambient noise was strongly influenced by wave at lower frequency and by wind at higher frequency up to over 1 kHz. The higher frequency range over 10 kHz was influenced by rainfall and biological sources, and the spectrum was measured about 10 dB higher than the peak spectrum level from Wenz curve at this frequency range.

Keywords

Jeju coastal waters

Marine energy converters

Underwater ambient noise

Marine environment changes

본 연구는 풍력, 파력발전기가 설치되는 제주 동부와 서부 수심 20 m 연해에서 4개월동안 수중 청음기를 중층(10 m)에 계류하여 주변소음을 측정하였다. 측정 소음레벨에 영향을 미치는 기상정보는 측정 지점 근처 기상대와 관측소를 이용하여 자료를 수집하였다. 100 Hz 이하의 주파수 대역에서 조석의 영향으로 간조와 만조, 조금과 사리일 때 약 5 dB ~ 20 dB가량 변화를 보였다. 파랑과 바람의 영향은 1 kHz 이하의 주파수 대역에서 25 dB이내로 큰 변화를 보였으며 파랑은 저주파 대역에 영향을 주었고 바람은 1 kHz 이상의 고주파 대역까지도 영향을 주었다. 10 kHz 이상의 고주파 대역에 영향을 주는 요인으로 강우와 생물 소음이 있고 웬즈 곡선 최대값에 비해 약 10 dB 높게 측정되었다.

키워드

제주 연해

해양 에너지 발전기

수중 주변소음

해양환경변화

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Publisher :The Acoustical Society of Korea
Publisher(Ko) :한국음향학회
Journal Title :The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
Journal Title(Ko) :한국음향학회지
Volume : 39
No :5
Pages :390-399
Received Date : 2020-07-07
Revised Date : 2020-08-28
Accepted Date : 2020-08-31
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2020.39.5.390

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea ISSN:1225-4428(Print) 2287-3775(Online) 한국음향학회지

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