Download or read book Sediment Acoustics written by Robert D. Stoll and published by Peninsula Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-14 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sediment Acoustics is Dr. Robert D. Stoll's seminal book addressing Biot Theory for the modeling of acoustic behavior of ocean sediments. The book is written for seismic-acousticians in the geo-exploration, engineering, oceanographic and underwater sound communities. Robert Stoll, a respected leader in marine geoacoustics for more than forty years, added a brief preface and selected bibliography to this 2006 second printing of his book, first published in 1989. Sediment Acoustics provides an excellent introduction to Biot Theory, the physics underlying the model parameters, and the experimentally measurable predictions of theory. The book constitutes a major synthesis for non-specialists: the results of laboratory, in-situ and numerical modeling studies of seismic-acoustic wave propagation, reflection and attenuation in two-phase poro-visco-elastic media. The text draws from Dr. Stoll's then-20+ year study of shallow subsea porosity and permeability and their effects on seismic-acoustics over the 5-1500 Hz band and has much to offer those interested in better understanding of the Biot model. It is written at the graduate literature review level but includes enough tutorial sections and references to be useful as a text for new researchers in seismic modeling, quantitative seismic stratigraphy, offshore marine geotechnique, underwater acoustics and sonar, and ground-interacting aeroacoustics.
Download or read book Sediment Acoustics written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the period 1 January - 31 December 1979, work under Contract N00014-76-C-0117 consisted of three parts: (1) use of the profilometer system to obtain in situ compressional wave data and to test in situ shear wave transducers, (2) development of theoretical models for acoustic propagation in sediments, and (3) laboratory measurements of compressional wave and shear wave parameters in laboratory sediments. Data obtained for the three parts of the program are reported. (Author).
Download or read book Acoustics of the Seabed as a Poroelastic Medium written by Nicholas P. Chotiros and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-03-20 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a concise description of the acoustics of ocean sediment acoustics, including the latest developments that address the discrepancies between theoretical models and experimental measurements. This work should be of interest to ocean acoustic engineers and physicists, as well as graduate students and course instructors. The seabed is neither a liquid nor a solid, but a fluid saturated porous material that obeys the wave equations of a poroelastic medium, which are significantly more complicated than the equations of either a liquid or a solid. This volume presents a model of seabed acoustics with input parameters that allow the model to cover a wide range of sediment types. The author includes example reflection and transmission curves which may be used as typical for a range of sediment types. The contents of this book will allow the reader to understand the physical processes involved in the reflection, propagation, and attenuation of sound and shear waves in ocean sediments and to model the acoustic properties for a wide range of applications.
Download or read book Physics of Sound in Marine Sediments written by Lloyd Hampton and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-09 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The phenomenon of sound transmissions through marine sediments is of extreme interest to both the United States civilian and Navy research communities. Both communities have conducted research within the field of this phenomenon approaching it from different perspectives. The academic research community has approached it as a technique for studying sedimentary and crustal structures of the ocean basins. The Navy research community has approached it as an additional variable in the predictability of sound trans mission through oceanic waters. In order to join these diverse talents, with the principal aim of bringing into sharp focus the state-of-the-science in the problems relating to the behavior of sound in marine sediments, the Office of Naval Research organized and sponsored an invited symposium on this subject. The papers published in this volume are the results of this symposium and mark the frontiers in the state-of-the-art. The symposia series were based on five research areas identified by ONR as being particularly suitable for critical review and for the appraisal of future research trends. These areas include: 1. Physics of Sound in Marine Sediments, 2. Physical and Engineering Properties of Deep-Sea Sediments, 3. The Role of Bottom Currents in Sea Floor Geological Processes, 4. Nephelometry and the Optical Properties of the Ocean I'laters, S. Natural Gases in Marine Sediments and Their Mode of Distribution. These five areas also form some of the research priorities of the ONR program in Marine Geology and Geophysics.
Download or read book Measurement and Correlation of Acoustic Reflection and Sediment Properties Off Panama City Florida written by E. G. McLeroy and published by . This book was released on 1972 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Continuous fathometer echo measurements were made along a 1200-mile track in the Gulf of Mexico off Panama City, Florida. Bottom samples were taken at 160 locations in the 3500 square mile test area. The amplitude and length of the echoes at the 160 locations were compared with results of the laboratory measurements of various sediment parameters. The echo parameters are readily correlatable with sediment water content, porosity, and the fraction of silt- and clay-sized particles. The length of the echo is suggested as a good indicator of the grain size fraction. (Author).
Download or read book High Frequency Seafloor Acoustics written by Darrell Jackson and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-08-02 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a research monograph on high-Frequency Seafloor Acoustics. It is the first book in a new series sponsored by the Office of Naval Research on the latest research in underwater acoustics. It provides a critical evaluation of the data and models pertaining to high-frequency acoustic interaction with the seafloor, which will be of interest to researchers in underwater acoustics and to developers of sonars. Models and data are presented so as to be readily usable, backed up by extensive explanation. Much of the data is new, and the discussion in on two levels: concise descriptions in the main text backed up by extensive technical appendices.
Download or read book Bottom Interacting Ocean Acoustics written by William A. Kuperman and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-03-13 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: vi These categories seem to represent the basic breakdown by field of present-day research in this area. Though each paper has been classified into one of these categories (for conference organization purpose), many papers overlapped two or three areas. It is also interesting to note that not only are scientific results being communicated, but the latest techniques and the state-of-the-art tools of the trade (existing and in development) are also being presented. The forty-six papers presented at this conference represent the work of seventy scientists working at universities, government laboratories, and industrial laboratories in seven different countries . We would like to thank the contributors for their efforts and especially for their promptness in providing the editors with their final manuscripts. William A. Kuperman Finn B. Jensen La Spezia, Italy July 1980 CONTENTS GEOACOUSTIC PROPERTIES OF MARINE SEDIMENTS Attenuation of Sound in Marine Sediments . • 1 J. M. Hovem Directivity and Radiation Impedance of a Transducer 15 Embedded in a Lossy Medium . •• •••••• G. H. Ziehm Elastic Properties Related to Depth of Burial, Strontium Content and Age, and Diagenetic Stage in Pelagic Carbonate Sediments . . • • . • • • . 41 M. H. Manghnani, S. O. Schianger, and P. D. Milholland Application of Geophysical Methods 'and Equipment to Explore the Sea Bottom . •• •••. • 53 H. F. Weichart The Acoustic Response of Some Gas-Charged Sediments in the Northern Adriatic Sea • • • • . • • • • 73 A.
Download or read book In Situ High frequency Acoustic Propagation Measurements in Marine Sediments in the Santa Barbara Shelf California written by Y. Igarashi and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Measurements were made of sound speed and attenuation in marine sediments at 15, 30, and 60kHz by means of in situ acoustic probe instrumentation in conjunction with CURV II. These experiments were conducted in silty sand and sandy silt Continental Shelf areas of the Santa Barbara Channel, California. The main conclusions are: (1) attenuation was found to be about 3, 10, and 20 dB per meter at 15, 30, and 60 kHz, respectively; (2) for the attenuation equation, alpha = K(f to the nth power) (where alpha is sound attenuation in dB per meter, K is a dimensional material parameter, and f is frequency in kHz), the exponent, n, was found to be about 1.2, and K varied from approximately 0.1 to 0.2; (3) no significant sound-speed dispersion was found, in agreement with many other investigations; and (4) individual acoustic measurements made in close proximity to one another in a nominally homogeneous bottom can vary appreciably, although their average values may be in close agreement. (Author).
Download or read book Acoustic Sensing Techniques for the Shallow Water Environment written by Andrea Caiti and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-09-21 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the collection of papers from the second workshop on Experimental Acoustic Inversion Techniques for Exploration of the Shallow Water Environment. Acoustic techniques provide the most effective means for remote sensing of ocean and sea floor processes, and for probing the structure beneath the sea floor. No other energy propagates as efficiently in the ocean: radio waves and visible light are severely limited in range because the ocean is a highly conductive medium. However, sound from breaking waves and coastal shipping can be heard throughout the ocean, and marine mammals communicate acoustically over basin scale distances. The papers in this book indicate a high level of research interest that has generated significant progress in development and application of experimental acoustic inversion techniques. The applications span a broad scope in geosciences, from geophysical, biological and even geochemical research. The list includes: estimation of geotechnical properties of sea bed materials; navigation and mapping of the sea floor; fisheries, aquaculture and sea bed habitat assessment; monitoring of marine mammals; sediment transport; and investigation of natural geohazards in marine sediments. Audience This book is primarily intended for physicists and engineers working in underwater acoustics and oceanic engineering. It will also be of interest to marine biologists, geophysicists and oceanographers as potential users of the methodologies and techniques described in the book contributions.
Download or read book Laboratory and in Situ Sediment Acoustics written by Donald J. Shirley and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During this reporting period, research was directed towards measuring sediment acoustic parameters in situ. Four field trips were made to use the ARL profilometer to make in situ sound speed measurements. Laboratory work continued to add the capability of measuring shear wave speed and acoustic impedance to the existing profilometer. Shear wave and compressional wave data measured in laboratory sediments are reported.
Download or read book Acoustical Properties of Sediments written by and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The work consisted of (1) final development of the ARL:UT profilometer recorder and transducer to enable the in situ measurement of compressional wave, shear wave, acoustic impedance, and static shear strength of ocean bottom sediments during geophysical coring, and (2) laboratory acoustical measurements on artificial sediments to test predictions of the Hovem model when the pore fluid viscosity is varied. The new profilometer recorder and transducer are described in detail as well as the microcomputer band playback system. Data obtained from the laboratory measurements are displayed.
Download or read book Sound Velocity Elasticity and Related Properties of Marine Sediments North Pacific written by Edwin Lee Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Measuring Suspended Sediments Using Acoustics written by Peter D. Thorne and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Acoustic and Related Properties of the Sea Floor written by Edwin Lee Hamilton and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The general objectives of this investigation were to determine and study those characteristics of the sea floor that affect sound propagation and the prediction of sonar performance; to support underwater acoustics' experiments and theory by furnishing information on the mass physical properties of sediments and rocks in the form of geoacoustic models of the sea floor; and to develop models of the sea floor which include gradients of sound velocity and attenuation, density, and elastic properties. Specifically, the minor objectives were to revise and review earlier work on the relations between frequency and attenuation of compressional (sound) waves in marine sediments and on the relations between attenuation and sediment porosity. The major objectives were to determine and predict variations of the attenuation of sound waves with depth in the sea floor.
Download or read book In Situ Sediment Attenuation and Sound Velocity Ratio Measured in Shallow Water at the Quinault Range written by R. L. Allman and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book An Experiment in High Frequency Sediment Acoustics SAX99 written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major high-frequency sediment acoustics experiment was conducted near the northwestern coast of Florida, USA. The experiment addressed high frequency acoustic backscattering from the seafloor sediment, acoustic penetration into the sediment, and acoustic propagation within the sediment. Extensive in situ measurements were made of the sediment geophysical properties, and biological processes affecting the environment were studied. An overview is given of the entire measurement program. Initial results from APL-UW measurements and modelling are then described.
Download or read book Laboratory and Field Studies of Sediment Acoustics written by Donald J. Shirley and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Work under Contract consisted of three parts: (1) redesign and updating of the ARL:UT profilometer system used to measure in situ sound velocities of ocean bottom sediments, (2) development of transducers to measure shear wave and acoustic impedance parameters of sediments, and (3) laboratory measurements to develop and confirm theoretical models for acoustic propagation in sediments. Data obtained for the three parts of the program are reported.
