Ocean Acoustics Turbulence Study
Abstract
The long-term goal is to measure in situ the three-dimensional wave number spectrum of ocean turbulence using high frequency broadband acoustic scatter. The aim of this effort is to develop tools and techniques to quantify acoustic scattering from scalar turbulence. This includes: verification of the theory used to describe the acoustic scatter; estimation of the three-dimensional spectral density (3dsd) of thermally generated turbulence from the acoustic scatter; comparison of the acoustic estimate to a classical turbulence model; description of the acoustic scatter from saline variability; and initiation of classification techniques of high frequency acoustic scattering sources.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA537346
Entities
People
- John Oeschger