sonar

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In 2003 and 2020, two studies published in Nature and in a journal of the Royal Society found links between the use of mid-frequency military sonar and whale strandings.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

Such equipment is designed to use sonar to locate the devices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The scientists used high resolution sonar to produce a detailed map of the seafloor.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Gene Zilinskas, a retired sonar engineer, is 85 and his wife Dagmar, a former art teacher, is 93.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

The term sonar is short for “sound navigation and ranging.”

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler