Fig. 1
From: Marine reef soundscape monitoring with fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensing
Illustration of fiber-optic DAS and hydrophones deployed in a reef ecosystem. This conceptual diagram applies to both reef and coral reef environments. The current study was conducted in a degraded inshore reef near the shoreline of KAUST (Thuwal, Saudi Arabia), with scattered boulders and encrusting sponges. Inset: Optical fiber stripped of its protective jacket. Acoustic signals from reef inhabitants cause perturbations in the fiber, resulting in variations in the backscattered Rayleigh signal. Note: This figure is schematic and intended to illustrate the concept of DAS deployment in reef environments. It does not represent the exact geometry of the deployed cable.
