rmax {bioSNR}

Maximum Detection Range

Description

This function finds the maximum detection range of a given call.

Usage

rmax(sl, nl, dt, d, a = 0, xaxis = 25)

Arguments

sl

Source level of the signal of interest, as measured in dBs.

nl

Noise Level or background ambient noise in the recorder’s local environment.

dt

Detection Threshold or the additional dBs the signal of interest must achieve above ambient noise conditions in order to be detected by the receiver.

d

Depth

a

The absorption coefficeant given to you by the absorptionAir or absorptionWater formula.

xaxis

Exaggerated max distance. This gives the largest distance to evaluate in order to find the intercept of your detection threshold and propogation of the source level.

Value

The maximum detection range in meters

Examples

# SL= 195, NL = 82.9897, DT = 10, TR = 2500
 rmax(sl=195,nl=82.9897,dt=10,d=2500*2, xaxis=10000000)