Acoustical Oceanography Laboratory

Unit number
2/3
Department title
Ocean Acoustics
Lab team
  • Alexander S. Salomatin, Ph.D., head of laboratory
  • Denis V. Chernykh, Ph.D., senior researcher
  • Vyacheslav I. Silionov, lead engineer
  • Evgeny A. Maslennikov, electronic engineer
  • Ekaterina M. Kaplina, senior laboratory assistant
Research area
  • Remote acoustic measurements for the water column and ocean floor
  • Acoustic tomography with the use of complex signals for quasi-stationary paths
  • Search and study of methane discharge zones in the Far-Eastern seas of Russia
  • Assessment of methane fluxes in the water column and atmosphere caused by gas bubbles
  • Acoustic assessment of barite deposits located on the seabed surface
  • Development of methods, technical tools, algorithms and programs for hydroacoustic ocean research