Problems and Techniques of Sound Ranging.

Abstract

Partial contents: A Complete and Geometrically Accurate Formulation of the Basic Sound-Ranging Equations; Ray Theory, Diffraction, and Scattering; The Effect of an Absorbant Ground Surface, or Plane vs. Spherical Waves and Pulses; The Effect of a Stratified Atmosphere; The Effect of a Terrain Obstacle; The Propagation of a Howitzer Blast; and Analysis of PASS Data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA055436

Entities

People

  • John Roe
  • M. G. Wurtele

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Artillery
  • Blast
  • Computational Science
  • Differential Equations
  • Diffraction
  • Explosions
  • Explosives
  • Geometry
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Range Finding
  • Sound Waves
  • Temperature Gradients
  • Two Dimensional
  • Wind

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • ballistics.