Brekhovskikh / Lysanov Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-3-662-02342-6
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 252 Seiten, Web PDF

Reihe: Physics and Astronomy

The continents of our planet have already been exploited to a great extent. Therefore man is turning his sight to the vast spaciousness of the ocean whose resources - mineral, biological, energetic, and others - are just beginning to be used. The ocean is being intensively studied. Our notions about the dynam ics of ocean waters and their role in forming the Earth's climate as well as about the structure of the ocean bottom have substantially changed during the last two decades. An outstanding part in this accelerated exploration of the ocean is played by ocean acoustics. Only sound waves can propagate in water over large distances. Practically all kinds of telemetry, communication, location, and re mote sensing of water masses and the ocean bottom use sound waves. Propa gating over thousands of kilometers in the ocean, they bring information on earthquakes, eruptions of volcanoes, and distant storms. Projects using acoustical tomography systems for exploration of the ocean are presently be ing developed. Each of these systems will allow us to determine the three-di mensional structure of water masses in regions as large as millions of square kilometers.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brekhovskikh, L.

Lysanov, Y.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Ocean as an Acoustic Medium.- 2. Ray Theory of the Sound Field in the Ocean.- 3. Reflection of Sound from the Surface and Bottom of the Ocean. Plane Waves.- 4. Reflection of Sound from the Surface and Bottom of the Ocean. Point Source.- 5. Propagation of Sound in Shallow Water.- 6. Underwater Sound Channel.- 7. Range-Dependent Waveguide.- 8. Antiwaveguide Sound Propagation.- 9. Scattering of Sound at Rough Surfaces.- 10. Sound Propagation in the Random Ocean.- 11. Scattering and Absorption of Sound by Gas Bubbles in Water.- References.