Sound Transmission through a Fluctuating Ocean

Stanley M. Flatté, Roger Dashen, Walter H. Munk , Kenneth M. Watson

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English

Cambridge University Press
10 June 2010

Applied mathematics; Wave mechanics (vibration & acoustics); Oceanography (seas)

Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics

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The ocean is transparent to sound where slight irregularities within the ocean cause sound fluctuations, and thus set limits on the many uses of sound in the ocean, similar to the limits imposed by the atmosphere on ground-based telescopes. This 1979 book attempts to connect the known structure of the ocean volume with experimental results in long-range sound transmission. Theories of wave propagation through irregular media, developed for optical and radio wave transmission are found to be inapplicable in many respects due to the complications of ocean structure, particularly the combination of anisotropy and 'sound channel'. The authors extend wave propagation theory to account for the ocean complications and introduces the path-integral approach to the solution of the strong-scattering regime that solves many long-standing problems. The book is written at the post-graduate level, but has been carefully organised to give experimenters a grasp of important results without undue mathematics.

By: Roger Dashen, Walter H. Munk, Kenneth M. Watson, Frederik Zachariasen
Edited by: Stanley M. Flatté
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 470g
ISBN: 9780521142458
ISBN 10: 0521142458
Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 10 June 2010
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active