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Contact: Tara Hicks Johnson
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University of Hawaii at Manoa
Caption: Breaking waves generate low-frequency sound in the ocean in addition to other natural and man-made sources. In the layer of water at the depth of minimal speed of sound (deep sound channel), low-frequency sound can travel thousands of kilometers in the ocean.
Credit: Photo credit Steven Businger
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