Spectral Analysis of Sound Propagation in Stratified Fluids.

Abstract

This paper presents a spectral analysis of the acoustic fields in stationary plane stratified fluids whose densities and sound speeds are functions of the depth. The analysis is based on families of normal mode fields that have simple physical interpretations. The acoustic field in such a fluid may be described by an acoustic potential or by the excess pressure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA087735

Entities

People

  • Calvin H. Wilcox

Organizations

  • University of Utah

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acoustic Fields
  • Banach Space
  • Continuous Spectra
  • Contractors
  • Differential Equations
  • Dispersion Relations
  • Dispersions
  • Eigenvalues
  • Eigenvectors
  • Equations
  • Hilbert Space
  • Layers
  • Plane Waves
  • Security
  • Steady State
  • Stratified Fluids

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Statistical inference.