The Acoustical Oceanography of Bubbles: URI Component

Abstract

To develop a comprehensive account of the acoustical oceanography of bubbles in the ocean, including their formation, evolution and decay, their response to different oceanographic conditions, their contribution to passive sound in the sea, and their influence on acoustical propagation. To write a monograph that will be of practical value to ocean acousticians and others concerned with bubbles in the sea. The monograph will include both oceanographic aspects and acoustical implications. The oceanographic discussion will cover bubble formation and injection and the response of bubble clouds to subsurface circulation, buoyancy effects and dissolution. The discussion of acoustical implications will cover the contribution of bubble formation to naturally occurring sound in the sea, the role of bubbles in scattering and absorbing sound, the acoustical characteristics of bubble plumes and clouds including the consequences of the evolution, and approaches to incorporating bubbles in acoustical propagation modeling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA571623

Entities

People

  • David M. Farmer

Organizations

  • University of Rhode Island

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Buoyancy
  • Dynamics
  • Environment
  • Information Operations
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Rhode Island
  • Scattering
  • Schools
  • Universities

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Underwater engineering and Marine Technology.