Basic Acoustic Oceanography.

Abstract

A brief introduction is given of oceanography for acousticians. The main topics and related acoustical examples are: Submarine geology (bottom acoustic loss); marine biology (the deep sound scattering layer); chemical and physical properties of seawater (sound speed and sound absorption); the steady state of the ocean (sound speed vs depth structure and modes of sound propagation in the ocean); and waves in the ocean (sea surface loss and sea surface noise, and acoustic propagation and internal waves).

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA014720

Entities

People

  • Morris Schulkin

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Biology
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Internal Waves
  • Landforms
  • Marine Biology
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Physical Properties
  • Scattering
  • Steady State
  • Submarines
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.