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Book Modeling of Sound Propagation in the Sea

Download or read book Modeling of Sound Propagation in the Sea written by A. N. Barkhatov and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-05-14 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is concerned with the application of modeling techniques and procedures to the investigation of sound propagation in the sea. The modeling method affords a means for studying the laws governing the sound fields in the sea and in other, similar media under controlled laboratory conditions and can be used in underwater acoustics as a coroHary to field experiments. The method has a number of advantages, principal of which are the relative simplicity and low cost of model tests by com parison with fuH-scale tests under oceanic conditions, the high accuracy of acoustical mea surements, excellent reproducibility of the measurement results, and the capability of rapidly varying the experimental conditions, which, unlike the conditions of field experiments, are under complete control. For the modeling of sound propagation in the sea the latter is treated, depending on the problem to be solved, either as a volume-homogeneous medium or as a medium possessing regular and randomly-distributed inhomogeneities. We direct our primary attention in the book to the modeling of layered-inhomogeneous media, but we also discuss separate problems bearing on the study of sound propagation in the sea. It is demonstrated in examples how modeling is employed to investigate the sound field in the ocean for certain typical vertical distributions of the velocity of sound in the ocean.

Book Modeling of Sound Propagation in the Sea

Download or read book Modeling of Sound Propagation in the Sea written by Aleksandr Nikolaevich Barkhatov and published by Springer. This book was released on 1971 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is concerned with the application of modeling techniques and procedures to the investigation of sound propagation in the sea. The modeling method affords a means for studying the laws governing the sound fields in the sea and in other, similar media under controlled laboratory conditions and can be used in underwater acoustics as a coroHary to field experiments. The method has a number of advantages, principal of which are the relative simplicity and low cost of model tests by com parison with fuH-scale tests under oceanic conditions, the high accuracy of acoustical mea surements, excellent reproducibility of the measurement results, and the capability of rapidly varying the experimental conditions, which, unlike the conditions of field experiments, are under complete control. For the modeling of sound propagation in the sea the latter is treated, depending on the problem to be solved, either as a volume-homogeneous medium or as a medium possessing regular and randomly-distributed inhomogeneities. We direct our primary attention in the book to the modeling of layered-inhomogeneous media, but we also discuss separate problems bearing on the study of sound propagation in the sea. It is demonstrated in examples how modeling is employed to investigate the sound field in the ocean for certain typical vertical distributions of the velocity of sound in the ocean.

Book Sound Propagation in the Sea

Download or read book Sound Propagation in the Sea written by Robert J. Urick and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation

Download or read book Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation written by Paul C. Etter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation, Fourth Edition continues to provide the most authoritative overview of currently available propagation, noise, reverberation, and sonar-performance models. This fourth edition of a bestseller discusses the fundamental processes involved in simulating the performance of underwater acoustic systems and emphasizes the importance of applying the proper modeling resources to simulate the behavior of sound in virtual ocean environments. New to the Fourth Edition Extensive new material that addresses recent advances in inverse techniques and marine-mammal protection Problem sets in each chapter Updated and expanded inventories of available models Designed for readers with an understanding of underwater acoustics but who are unfamiliar with the various aspects of modeling, the book includes sufficient mathematical derivations to demonstrate model formulations and provides guidelines for selecting and using the models. Examples of each type of model illustrate model formulations, model assumptions, and algorithm efficiency. Simulation case studies are also included to demonstrate practical applications. Providing a thorough source of information on modeling resources, this book examines the translation of our physical understanding of sound in the sea into mathematical models that simulate acoustic propagation, noise, and reverberation in the ocean. The text shows how these models are used to predict and diagnose the performance of complex sonar systems operating in the undersea environment.

Book Oceanography and Acoustics

Download or read book Oceanography and Acoustics written by Allan R. Robinson and published by American Institute of Physics. This book was released on 1994 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Market: Ocean dynamicists and acousticians. "Useful to scientists or students interested in ocean dynamical modelling, acoustic propagation modelling, and particularly to those interested in the union of these fields (which is likely to be become increasingly important)." Revue de livre With complete chapters contributed by leading authorities, this work offers a comprehensive overview of current combined research in acoustics and oceanography. Following an introduction on ocean variability, acoustic propagation, and coupled models, subsequent chapters present up-to-date coverage of the developing relationship between ocean science and ocean acoustics, including an extensive review of state-of-the-art three-dimensional models.

Book Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics

Download or read book Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics written by L. Brekhovskikh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-14 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Book Sound Propagation in the Sea

Download or read book Sound Propagation in the Sea written by Robert J. Urick and published by Peninsula Pub. This book was released on 1982 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rated the most up-to-date source on underwater sound propagation in the current literature. The book covers these topics and more: Basic theory; velocity of sound in the ocean; attenuation and absorption; computer models of sound propagation; reflections and scattering by the sea surface and the sea bottom; temporal and spatial coherence; and multipath in the sea.

Book Ocean Acoustics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Anatoly Kistovich
  • Publisher : Springer Nature
  • Release : 2020-01-03
  • ISBN : 3030358844
  • Pages : 171 pages

Download or read book Ocean Acoustics written by Anatoly Kistovich and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-01-03 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of hydroacoustics and describes the physical basis of acoustic processes observed in the sea. In addition, it discusses the basic concepts and provides simplified models of sound propagation and acoustic phenomena at the boundary between environments. Lastly, the book examines in detail a number of applications of ocean acoustics and methods. The ocean is the last reserve of natural resources. It is also an essential element in the biosphere, ensuring the latter’s balance, and plays a pivotal role in the Earth’s climate system and global warming. Consequently, studying the ocean is one of humankind’s most critical scientific tasks, but penetrating its mysteries is no mean feat. Acoustics (hydroacoustics) is one of the most powerful tools for examining the water layer and beyond, since sound waves are the only type of radiation that can propagate over distances of hundreds and even thousands of kilometers in the ocean. This unique resource appeals to specialists working in the fields of ocean and atmosphere physics, students and postgraduate students studying sea physics and oceanology, and anyone who is interested in the problems the ocean is currently facing.

Book Ocean Variability   Acoustic Propagation

Download or read book Ocean Variability Acoustic Propagation written by J. Potter and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifteen years ago NATO organised a conference entitled 'Ocean Acoustic Modelling'. Many of its participants were again present at this variability workshop. One such participant. in concluding his 1975 paper, quoted the following from a 1972 literature survey: ' ... history presents a sad lack of communications between acousticians and oceanographers' Have we done any better in the last 15 years? We believe so, but only moderately. There is still a massive underdeveloped potential for acousticians and oceanographers to make significant progress together. Currently, the two camps talk together insufficiently even to avoid simple misun derstandings. such as those in Table 1. Table 1 Ocsanographic and acoustic jargon (from an idea by Pol/ardi Jargon Oceanographic use Acoustic use dbordB decibar (depth in m) decibel (energy level) PE primitive equations parabolic equations convergence zone converging currents converging rays (downwelling water) (high energy density) front thermohaline front wave, ray or time front speed water current speed sound propagation speed 1 The list goes on.

Book Fundamentals of Acoustical Oceanography

Download or read book Fundamentals of Acoustical Oceanography written by Herman Medwin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 1997-11-05 with total page 739 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The developments in the field of ocean acoustics over recent years make this book an important reference for specialists in acoustics, oceanography, marine biology, and related fields. Fundamentals of Acoustical Oceanography also encourages a new generation of scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs to apply the modern methods of acoustical physics to probe the unknown sea. The book is an authoritative, modern text with examples and exercises. It contains techniques to solve the direct problems, solutions of inverse problems, and an extensive bibliography from the earliest use of sound in the sea to present references.Written by internationally recognized scientists, the book provides background to measure ocean parameters and processes, find life and objects in the sea, communicate underwater, and survey the boundaries of the sea. Fundamentals of Acoustical Oceanography explains principles of underwater sound propagation, and describes how both actively probing sonars and passively listening hydrophones can reveal what the eye cannot see over vast ranges of the turbid ocean. This book demonstrates how to use acoustical remote sensing, variations in sound transmission, in situ acoustical measurements, and computer and laboratory models to identify the physical and biological parameters and processes in the sea.* Offers an integrated, modern approach to passive and active underwater acoustics* Contains many examples of laboratory scale models of ocean-acoustic environments, as well as descriptions of experiments at sea* Covers remote sensing of marine life and the seafloor* Includes signal processing of ocean sounds, physical and biological noises at sea, and inversions* resents sound sources, receivers, and calibration* Explains high intensities; explosive waves, parametric sources, cavitation, shock waves, and streaming* Covers microbubbles from breaking waves, rainfall, dispersion, and attenuation* Describes sound propagation along ray paths and caustics* Presents sound transmissions and normal mode methods in ocean waveguides

Book Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals

Download or read book Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-05-22 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the 119 species of marine mammals, as well as for some other aquatic animals, sound is the primary means of learning about the environment and of communicating, navigating, and foraging. The possibility that human-generated noise could harm marine mammals or significantly interfere with their normal activities is an issue of increasing concern. Noise and its potential impacts have been regulated since the passage of the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972. Public awareness of the issue escalated in 1990s when researchers began using high-intensity sound to measure ocean climate changes. More recently, the stranding of beaked whales in proximity to Navy sonar use has again put the issue in the spotlight. Ocean Noise and Marine Mammals reviews sources of noise in the ocean environment, what is known of the responses of marine mammals to acoustic disturbance, and what models exist for describing ocean noise and marine mammal responses. Recommendations are made for future data gathering efforts, studies of marine mammal behavior and physiology, and modeling efforts necessary to determine what the long- and short-term impacts of ocean noise on marine mammals.

Book Applied Underwater Acoustics

Download or read book Applied Underwater Acoustics written by Thomas Neighbors and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2017-01-19 with total page 982 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applied Underwater Acoustics meets the needs of scientists and engineers working in underwater acoustics and graduate students solving problems in, and preparing theses on, topics in underwater acoustics. The book is structured to provide the basis for rapidly assimilating the essential underwater acoustic knowledge base for practical application to daily research and analysis. Each chapter of the book is self-supporting and focuses on a single topic and its relation to underwater acoustics. The chapters start with a brief description of the topic's physical background, necessary definitions, and a short description of the applications, along with a roadmap to the chapter. The subtopics covered within individual subchapters include most frequently used equations that describe the topic. Equations are not derived, rather, assumptions behind equations and limitations on the applications of each equation are emphasized. Figures, tables, and illustrations related to the sub-topic are presented in an easy-to-use manner, and examples on the use of the equations, including appropriate figures and tables are also included. - Provides a complete and up-to-date treatment of all major subjects of underwater acoustics - Presents chapters written by recognized experts in their individual field - Covers the fundamental knowledge scientists and engineers need to solve problems in underwater acoustics - Illuminates, in shorter sub-chapters, the modern applications of underwater acoustics that are described in worked examples - Demands no prior knowledge of underwater acoustics, and the physical principles and mathematics are designed to be readily understood by scientists, engineers, and graduate students of underwater acoustics - Includes a comprehensive list of literature references for each chapter

Book Springer Handbook of Acoustics

Download or read book Springer Handbook of Acoustics written by Thomas Rossing and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-06-21 with total page 1179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an unparalleled modern handbook reflecting the richly interdisciplinary nature of acoustics edited by an acknowledged master in the field. The handbook reviews the most important areas of the subject, with emphasis on current research. The authors of the various chapters are all experts in their fields. Each chapter is richly illustrated with figures and tables. The latest research and applications are incorporated throughout, including computer recognition and synthesis of speech, physiological acoustics, diagnostic imaging and therapeutic applications and acoustical oceanography. An accompanying CD-ROM contains audio and video files.

Book Underwater Acoustic Modeling

Download or read book Underwater Acoustic Modeling written by P.C. Etter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1995-11-30 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underwater Acoustic Modeling provides the only comprehensive source on how to translate our physical understanding of sound in the sea into mathematical formulas solvable by computers.

Book Underwater Acoustic Modelling and Simulation  Third Edition

Download or read book Underwater Acoustic Modelling and Simulation Third Edition written by P.C. Etter and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-12-08 with total page 447 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation examines the translation of our physical understanding of sound in the sea into mathematical models that can simulate acoustic propagation, noise and reverberation in the ocean. These models are used in a variety of research and operational applications to predict and diagnose the performance of complex sonar systems operating in the undersea environment. Previous editions of the book have provided invaluable guidance to sonar technologists, acoustical oceanographers and applied mathematicians in the selection and application of underwater acoustic models. Now that simulation is fast becoming an accurate, efficient and economical alternative to field-testing and at-sea training, this new edition will also provide useful guidance to systems engineers and operations analysts interested in simulating sonar performance. Guidelines for selecting and using available propagation, noise and reverberation models are highlighted. Specific examples of each type of model are discussed to illustrate model formulations, assumptions and algorithm efficiency. Instructive case studies demonstrate applications in sonar simulation.

Book Marine Acoustics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Jens Hovem
  • Publisher :
  • Release : 2010-05-01
  • ISBN : 9780932146656
  • Pages : 656 pages

Download or read book Marine Acoustics written by Jens Hovem and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this textbook is to provide instruction for undergraduate and graduate students in the theory and practice of underwater acoustic sonar systems. The first third of the book introduces the basics of sonar theory. The middle section of the book describes the applied technology of sonars. The final third of the book extends the discussions of earlier chapters, going into details of theory of non-linear acoustics, reflection and scattering, acoustic and elastic waves in solid media, marine sediments.

Book Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics

    Book Details:
  • Author : Leonid M. Brekhovskikh
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-06-29
  • ISBN : 3662073285
  • Pages : 281 pages

Download or read book Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics written by Leonid M. Brekhovskikh and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-29 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As man turns his attention from the overcrowded continents of this planet and explores the spaciousness of the ocean, the applications of ocean acoustics become increasingly numerous and important. This book pro- vides an up-to-date introduction to the theory of sound propagation in the ocean, with much new material having been added throughout the second edition. It includes both ray and wave treatments and considerable attention is paid to stochastic problems such as the scattering of sound at rough surfaces and random inhomogeneties. An introductory chapter that discusses the basic experimental data complements the following theoretical chapters.