Selected Publications

  • "Technique for the calibration of hydrophones in the frequency range 10 to 600 kHz using a heterodyne interferometer and an acoustically compliant membrane", Theobald, P.D., Robinson, S.P., Thompson, A.D., Preston, R.C., Lepper, P.A. and Yuebing, W., The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, p1185, 1st November 2005
  • "The measurement of the underwater radiated noise from a marine piling operation", Lepper P.A., Robinson S.P., Ablitt J. and Leonard, G., Proceedings of Pacific Rim Underwater Acoustics Conference, J. Acoust. Soc. Am, October 2007.
  • "The measurement of the underwater radiated noise from marine piling including characterisation of a 'soft start' period", Stephen P. Robinson, Paul A. Lepper, and Justin Ablitt, Proceedings of IEEE Oceans 2007, IEEE cat. 07EX1527C, ISBN: 1-4244-0635-8, 061215-074, Aberdeen, June 2007
  • ''Perception of Low-frequency Acoustic Signals by a Harbour Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) in the Presence of Simulated Offshore Wind Turbine Noise'', Lucke, K., P.Lepper, Hoeve, B., Everaarts, E., van Elk, N. and Siebert, U.,, Aquatic Mammals, May 2007.
  • "Measurement and Modelling of the Acoustic Field Near an Underwater Vehicle and Implications for Acoustic Source Localisation",Lepper, P.A. and D'Spain, G.L., Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, August 2007, pp 892-905,
  • "Monitoring the temporal and spatial characteristics of the noise radiated from marine piling (A)", Lepper P A and Robinson S P, , J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 123, p2987, 2008.
  • "Prediction of the cumulative exposure to underwater impulsive noise using both static and fleeing animal models (A)", Lepper P.A., Robinson, S. & Dible, S., Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics, Underwater Noise, Measurement, Impact and Mitigation 2008 conference, Southampton,14-15 October 2008.
  • "The feasibility of remotely sensing marine sediments using a parametric array", Journal Society of Underwater Technology, Lepper, P.A. and Woodward, B., 8(0), pp 21-29, 2008.
  • "A methodology for the measurement of radiated noise from marine piling". Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on "Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Technologies and Results", Greece, June 2009.
  • "Cumulative Noise Exposure Assessment for a Marine Environment Using Sound Exposure Level as a Metric", Theobald, P., Lepper, P.A, Robinson, S. and Hazelwood, D. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on "Underwater Acoustic Measurements: Technologies and Results", Greece, June 2009.
  • ''Diel echolocation activity of harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) around North Sea offshore gas installations'', Todd, V.L.G., P.A. Lepper, Pearse, W.D., Tregenza, N.C.,and Todd, I.B, ICES Journal of Marine Science Installations, March 2009.
  • "Temporal and Spectral Characteristics of a Marine Piling Operation in Shallow Water", Lepper P.A., Robinson, S. Ablitt J. Dible S., Proceedings of the NAG/DAGA 2009 International conference on Acoustics, Rotterdam, 23-26 March 2009.
  • "Temporary shift in masked hearing thresholds in a harbour porpoise (Phocena phocoena) after exposure to a seismic airgun stimuli", Lucke, K., Seibert, U., Lepper, P.A. & Blanchet, M-A., J.Acoust.Soc.Am, 125 (6), pp 4060-4070, June 2009.