Determination of the absorbing and scattering properties of the sea floor in a shallow water environment by the spectra of wide-band signals

V. A. Grigor'ev, B. G. Katsnel'son, V. G. Petnikov

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Abstract

Sound propagation in a shallow sea is considered within the framework of the two-component model of the sea floor. The porosity and the coefficients of absorption and volume scattering are treated as the parameters characterizing the sea floor. These parameters are determined on the basis of the comparison between the experimental and theoretical frequency spectra of a signal received from a wide-band source. A conclusion is made about the relative contributions of different mechanisms of losses (absorption or scattering) in the sea floor at different sound frequencies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)277-281
Number of pages5
JournalAcoustical Physics
Volume47
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2001
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project nos. 97-05-64878 and 99-02-17671.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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