Wave-Wave Interactions, Microseisms, and Infrasonic Ambient Noise in the Ocean.

Abstract

This particular work was initiated following a review of the current literature covering the ambient noise field at very low frequencies. The sparsity of good published data and the continuing interest in low frequency ambient noise have prompted this effort at this time. This report is intended to be the first in a series of contributions to the subject which will be submitted for publication in the near future from reports prepared in recent years at Applied Research Laboratories, The University of Texas (ARL:UT). In this report, correlations of wave climate and ocean induced microseism activity detected by a land-based sensor are examined. The quality of the data, the long term nature of the observations, and a unique property of the geographical region under investigation have helped clarify the role of nonlinear wave-wave interactions in ocean wave and ocean noise processes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 16, 1984
Accession Number
ADA146529

Entities

People

  • A. C. Kibblewhite
  • K. C. Ewans

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ambient Noise
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Electrical Solitons
  • Energy Transfer
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Ocean Waves
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Power Spectra
  • Recording Systems
  • Regression Analysis
  • Standing Waves
  • Surface Waves

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustics.
  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.