Bioacoustics & Ecoacoustics Glossary

Sound intensity

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Acronym: I

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Sound intensity [W m⁻²]. I = pu = p²/cρ, thus intensity varies with the square of the pressure (I ∝ p²).

Reference: [1] Ewing (1989), Glossary of bioacoustic terms, pp. 226–227.; Erbe et al. (2022), Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound, Terms and Definitions. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-97540-1_4

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