# Dziak 2013: Life and Death Sounds of Iceberg A53a

> Robert P. Dziak, Matthew J. Fowler, Haruyoshi Matsumoto et al., 2013. 8 records on Mysteries Department cite it. The peer-reviewed study of the icequakes…

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# Life and Death Sounds of Iceberg A53a

Robert P. Dziak, Matthew J. Fowler, Haruyoshi Matsumoto et al., 2013. _Oceanography 26(2)_.

Hydrophones moored in the Scotia Sea recorded iceberg A53a (about 55 by 25 km) from 2007 until its breakup near South Georgia on 2 February 2008: harmonic tremor while it scraped shoals, then short broadband icequakes as it disintegrated. Estimates the acoustic energy released.

**Bloop and NOAA's unexplained ocean sounds** ArticleCopy of **[Hydrophone recordings of iceberg A53a breaking up near South Georgia](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/artifacts/ART0D9C7YC87EPS/hydrophone-recordings-of-iceberg-a53a-breaking-up-near-south)** doi: **[10.5670/oceanog.2013.20](https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2013.20)** Checked against the original0

## What it's used for here

The peer-reviewed study of the icequakes PMEL compares the Bloop with; it does not itself mention the Bloop.

## Cited by on this site 8 records

[Hydrophone recordings of iceberg A53a breaking up near South Georgia](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/artifacts/ART0D9C7YC87EPS/hydrophone-recordings-of-iceberg-a53a-breaking-up-near-south)

ART

[Hydrophone recordings of iceberg A53a breaking up near South Georgia: document](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/copies/CPY0D9C7YM22WKC/hydrophone-recordings-of-iceberg-a53a-breaking-up-near-south)

CPY

[Iceberg A53a produced harmonic tremor while scraping shoals, recorded on nearby hydrophones.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/evidence/EVD0D9C7PJ80V8E/iceberg-a53a-produced-harmonic-tremor-while-scraping-shoals)

Evidence

EVD

[Icequakes from iceberg breakup are broadband and recorded at long range.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/evidence/EVD0D9C7HE66NAJ/icequakes-from-iceberg-breakup-are-broadband-and-recorded-at)

Evidence

EVD

[Hydrophones record iceberg A53a breaking up near South Georgia](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/events/EVT0D9C7BTG0Z1K/hydrophones-record-iceberg-a53a-breaking-up-near-south)

EVT

[Robert P. Dziak](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/people/FIG0D9C78D43FWX/robert-p-dziak)

FIG

[The Bloop and NOAA's unexplained ocean sounds](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds)

The mystery article

MYS

[Were Train, Slow Down and Julia made by icebergs grounding on the seafloor?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/noaa-ocean-sounds/questions/QST0D9C7D1J3NMQ/were-train-slow-down-and-julia-made-by-icebergs-grounding-on)

Question

QST

## Cite it

```
Dziak, R. P., Fowler, M. J., Matsumoto, H., Bohnenstiehl, D. R., Park, M., Warren, K., & Lee, W. S. (2013). Life and Death Sounds of Iceberg A53a. Oceanography 26(2). https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2013.20
```

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Journal article

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The publisher's

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27 Oct 2026, for editors

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