This website is the Aprils Fools 2019 Joke by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Music at Stony Brook University. Many thanks to the School of Journalism, the Center for News Literacy, the College of Arts and Sciences and others for their assistance.
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Announcing the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Music!
This article is the Aprils Fools 2019 Joke by the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences and Department of Music at Stony Brook University. Many thanks to the School of Journalism, the Center for News Literacy, the College of Arts and Sciences and others for their...
Experiments in the Sonification of the Seismic Signature of Ocean Surf
In this project, we explored the potential of sonification of seismic records as an aid to data assimilation. Sonfication involves transforming the seismograph into audible sound, music if you will. The process compresses the data so that an hour’s record translates into two minutes of audible signal.
Joel Foundation Donates $250,000 Concert Grand Piano to Stony Brook University Music Department
Photo above: The Stony Brook Music Department faculty and students surround a Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Piano, donated by The Joel Foundation. From back to front are: Christina Dahl, Associate Professor of Piano; Perry Goldstein, Chair, Department of Music; Elizabeth...
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The Conservation of Sounds with Ben Mirin
Better known by his stage name, DJ Ecotone, Ben Mirin is a sound artist and television presenter who records wildlife and composes music from the sounds of nature. This includes his own voice, since he is also an internationally recognized beatboxer. He is the host...
Experiments in the Sonification of the Seismic Signature of Ocean Surf
In this project, we explored the potential of sonification of seismic records as an aid to data assimilation. Sonfication involves transforming the seismograph into audible sound, music if you will. The process compresses the data so that an hour’s record translates into two minutes of audible signal.
Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial reef
Above: This underwater microphone heard people and dolphins using an artificial reef in New York to find fish to eat. Credit: Stony Brook University From "Reservation for two species—fisherman and dolphins are grabbing a bite at the same NY artificial reef" on...
Dr. Joseph Warren’s Small Boat Acoustic Survey of Antarctic Krill
From 2000 through 2007, SoMAS Assistant Professor Joseph Warren and colleagues from the Southwest Fisheries Science Center conducted the first multi-year survey of the population of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) in the shallow coastal waters near Livingston...
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