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Listening to the Eerie Songs of Icebergs & Glaciers

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Rick SpilmanMay 12, 2017

In the summer of 1997, researchers at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) detected a mysterious ultra-low frequency underwater sound over an acoustic hydrophone array in the Pacific ocean.  They had no idea what it was. was it some form of … Continue reading →

Posted in Current, Lore of the Sea | Tagged bloop, glaciers, iceberg

What is the Bloop? Giant Sea Monster or Calving Ice Shelf?

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Rick SpilmanJuly 24, 2014

In 2009, we posted about the “bloop.”   What is the “bloop,” you well may ask?  The “bloop” was an mysterious ultra-low frequency underwater sound detected by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) several times during the summer of 1997. NOAA … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged bloop, calving ice shelf, sea monster

The Bloop and the Sea Serpent

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Rick SpilmanApril 24, 2010

Last month we posted about The Great Gloucester Sea Serpent of 1817.    Eric, a blog reader, commented, no doubt tongue in cheek, “So that is what the bloop was.”  His comment got me thinking about the ironies of observations, technology and … Continue reading →

Posted in Lore of the Sea | Tagged bloop, U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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