Oceanic noise

Japanese: 海鳴り - うみなり(英語表記)oceanic noise
Oceanic noise

When a typhoon or strong low pressure system is over the sea, it is a sound like distant thunder that can be heard on nearby shores. It can be heard even several kilometers away from the coast. For example, it can be heard in some places in Miyazaki City, which is 5 to 6 kilometers away from the coast. It often sounds like distant thunder on the Pacific coast in Miyazaki Prefecture and Kochi Prefecture, and like a single cannon shot in the Seto Inland Sea and Osaka Bay. It is said to be the sound of water colliding with water when swells or waves break near the coast, or the sound of compressed air being caught in the water and gushing out from a gap. The roar of the sea can generally be heard a little away from the coast, but in recent years it has become rare to hear it in cities due to the noise caused by urbanization. The roar of the sea is one indicator of the approach of a typhoon or low pressure system.

[Masao Hanzawa and Kenzo Takano]

[Reference] | Swell | Waves

Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

台風や強い低気圧が海上にあるとき、近くの海岸で聞こえる遠雷のような音。海岸から数キロメートル離れた所でも聞こえる。たとえば海岸から5~6キロメートル離れた宮崎市内でも場所により聞こえることがある。宮崎県、高知県などの太平洋岸では遠雷のように、瀬戸内海、大阪湾などでは1発ずつの大砲の音のように聞こえることが多い。うねりや波浪が海岸近くでくだけるとき、水と水とが衝突する音、あるいは水中に巻き込まれて圧縮された空気がすきまから噴出する際の音といわれる。海鳴りは一般に海岸よりすこし離れた所でよく聞こえるが、都市化の進行に伴う雑音のため近年では都会でこれを聞くのはまれとなった。海鳴りは台風や低気圧の接近の一つの指標である。

[半澤正男・高野健三]

[参照項目] | うねり | 波浪

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