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Newsletter Issue No. 2!
We’re delighted to bring you the second issue of our annual newsletter, full of informative articles about our research and activities on...
Feb 23, 20231 min read
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New Footage of URN Tests!
In November 2022, SATURN researchers from TSI -Técnicas y Servicios de Ingeniería S.L. traveled to Gran Canaria to measure the noise...
Jan 17, 20231 min read
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Two New Papers on Marine Propeller Physics
SATURN researchers have produced two new papers documenting key insights into marine propeller physics. Hydroacoustic analysis of a...
Jan 9, 20232 min read
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Measuring Underwater Radiated Noise in Vessel Tests
Last week, SATURN researchers at TSI successfully measured the underwater radiated noise produced by a large vessel in deep and shallow...
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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New Infographic on Underwater Sound Terminology
In underwater acoustics, 'source level' and 'sound pressure level' are expressed in decibels (dB), but represent different physical...
Nov 2, 20221 min read
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New paper reviews 10 years of underwater noise research in support of EU marine legislation
A new review paper from SATURN researchers describes the extent of research on underwater noise conducted within the last decade to...
Oct 27, 20221 min read
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SATURN Hosts Visiting Researcher Emily Hague
This summer, Emily Hague, a PhD researcher based within the Marine Spatial Analysis Group at Heriot-Watt University, had a fantastic...
Oct 17, 20221 min read
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Pilot Whale Fieldwork Update
SATURN partners at the Universidad de la Laguna have been busy undertaking fieldwork since the start of the project to identify the most...
Oct 13, 20222 min read
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World Maritime Day!
It’s World Maritime Day, which this year celebrates new technology for a greener shipping industry. SATURN is contributing to this goal...
Sep 30, 20221 min read
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Premiering SATURN's First Video!
Learn about the research within the SATURN project on underwater radiated noise in this short video about our work.
Aug 2, 20221 min read
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Measuring & Mapping Particle Motion
One of the objectives of the SATURN project is to develop the capability to produce maps of metrics based on sound particle motion, to...
Jul 18, 20222 min read
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TSI Travel Journal #3 – Destination: SATURN 2025
Tuning up the measurement equipment for SATURN's underwater radiated noise tests
Jul 15, 20221 min read
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New Paper on Propeller Sound!
Saturn researcher Mario Felli has produced a new paper on the acoustic signature of a propeller operating upstream of a hydrofoil in the...
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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The Migradrome
Building a swim tunnel facility to test the impact of sound on the migratory decisions of fishes
Jun 28, 20222 min read
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Testing the Effectiveness of ‘Bubble Curtains’ to Reduce Ship Sound at MARIN
Saturn researchers at MARIN, the Netherlands’ Maritime Research Institute, are currently in the process of evaluating the use of air...
Jun 28, 20221 min read
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Understanding Propeller Noise
Understanding the fundamental underlying mechanisms of propeller wake vortex sound generation and propagation is very challenging, requiring
Jun 28, 20221 min read
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Travel Journal #2 - Destination: SATURN 2025
A visit to the oceanographic vessel Ángeles Alvariño! Preparations continue for the SATURN project for the November underwater noise...
Jun 17, 20221 min read
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TSI Travel Journal #1 - Destination: SATURN 2025
Preparing for SATURN's underwater radiated noise tests with TSI and PLOCAN
May 5, 20221 min read
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Acoustic Modelling at TNO
The Netherlands organisation for applied scientific research, TNO, is involved in various tasks in the SATURN project. TNO acoustic...
May 4, 20222 min read
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Saturn Featured in New Book on Underwater Noise
A new book has just been published featuring a chapter on our research from Saturn partner Eric Baudin of Bureau Veritas. Titled OCEAN...
Apr 28, 20221 min read
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