Development of a Portable Acoustic Echo Sounder,

Abstract

The report describes the design and construction of an inexpensive, portable, monostatic acoustic echo sounder called the Suitcase Sounder. The sounder is used for monitoring atmospheric temperature fluctuations by measuring backscattered echoes of acoustic tone bursts.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
ADA021244

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Owens

Organizations

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Atmospheric Temperature
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Construction
  • Monitoring
  • Sonar

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.