The Effect of Temperature on Low-Frequency Sound Attenuation in Fresh and Salt Water.

Abstract

The anomalous attenuation observed both in fresh and sea water at 4C can be described by a relaxation-type expression, with the relaxation frequency equal to 1 kHz. From the limited data available at a different temperature, the activation energy was computed and is of the same magnitude as hydrogen bonding. Further experiments are planned for Lake Tanganyika and the Red Sea to establish the thermal behavior of the 1 kHz absorption.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 16, 1968
Accession Number
AD0782272

Entities

People

  • D. G. Browning
  • E. N. Jones
  • R. H. Mellen
  • W. H. Thorp

Organizations

  • Navy Underwater Sound Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Attenuation
  • Energy
  • Frequency
  • Heat Of Activation
  • Hydrogen
  • Hydrogen Compounds
  • Red Sea
  • Salt Water
  • Sea Water
  • Water

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Oceanography.