Concepedia

Acoustic Scattering Layers

Acoustic Scattering Layers is a persistent, depth-stratified phenomenon in the oceanic water column characterized by concentrated aggregations of marine organisms—particularly mesopelagic and bathypelagic fauna—that differentially scatter sonar signals due to pronounced vertical density contrasts in biomass, thereby generating detectable and often diurnally migrating layers in hydroacoustic profiles.

214

Publications

11.1K

Citations

593

Authors

233

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

38

Variants

Deep Scattering Layers

Parents

Publications

214

Non-invasive imaging through opaque scattering layers

Jacopo Bertolotti, E.G. van Putten, Christian Blum et al. · Nature · 2012 · 1.2K citations

, , +14

Acoustical properties of the human skull

F. J. Fry, James E. Barger · The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 1978 · 615 citations

, , +15

Large scale patterns in vertical distribution and behaviour of mesopelagic scattering layers

Thor A. Klevjer, Xabier Irigoien, Anders Røstad et al. · Scientific Reports · 2016 · 243 citations · Full text

, , +9

Habitat‐specific normal and reverse diel vertical migration in the plankton‐feeding basking shark

David Sims, Emily J. Southall, Geraint A. Tarling et al. · Journal of Animal Ecology · 2005 · 218 citations · Full text

, , +17

From siphonophores to deep scattering layers: uncertainty ranges for the estimation of global mesopelagic fish biomass

Roland Proud, Nils Olav Handegard, Rudy Kloser et al. · ICES Journal of Marine Science · 2018 · 214 citations · Full text

, , +12

1–5 of 214

Authors

593

  1. SK
    Stein Kaartvedt

    University of Oslo, Norway

    23 publications · 1.6K citations

    21

    h-index

  2. KJ
    Kelly J. Benoit‐Bird

    Oregon State University, United States

    15 publications · 622 citations

    14

    h-index

  3. AR
    Anders Røstad

    King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia

    11 publications · 768 citations

    11

    h-index

  4. TA
    Thor A. Klevjer

    University of Oslo, Norway

    8 publications · 501 citations

    8

    h-index

  5. PH
    Peter H. Wiebe

    Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, United States

    7 publications · 410 citations

    7

    h-index

1–5 of 593

Institutions

233

  1. Norwegian Institute of Marine Research

    Bergen, Norway

    21 h-index

    53 publications

    2.6K citations

  2. University of Oslo

    Oslo, Norway

    20 h-index

    34 publications

    2K citations

  3. Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

    Falmouth, United States

    16 h-index

    32 publications

    2.1K citations

  4. King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

    Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

    12 h-index

    28 publications

    2.3K citations

  5. University of Bergen

    Bergen, Norway

    12 h-index

    15 publications

    936 citations

  6. Oregon State University

    Corvallis, United States

    12 h-index

    18 publications

    539 citations

  7. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    10 h-index

    22 publications

    694 citations

  8. UiT The Arctic University of Norway

    Tromsø, Norway

    9 h-index

    27 publications

    932 citations

1–8 of 233

Venues

  1. ICES Journal of Marine Science

    22 publications · 1.2K citations

    20

    h-index

  2. Marine Ecology Progress Series

    MEPS · 18 publications · 1K citations

    18

    h-index

  3. The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

    JASA · 17 publications · 1.2K citations

    14

    h-index

  4. Limnology and Oceanography

    12 publications · 557 citations

    12

    h-index

  5. Frontiers in Marine Science

    8 publications · 263 citations

    8

    h-index

1–5