Fundamentals of shallow water acoustics

Boris Katsnelson, Valery Petnikov, James Lynch

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Abstract

Shallow water acoustics (SWA), the study of how low and medium frequency sound propagates and scatters on the continental shelves of the worlds oceans, has both technical interest and a large number of practical applications. Technically, shallow water poses an interesting medium for the study of acoustic scattering, inverse theory, and propagation physics in a complicated oceanic waveguide. Practically, shallow water acoustics has interest for geophysical exploration, marine mammal studies, and naval applications. Additionally, one notes the very interdisciplinary nature of shallow water acoustics, including acoustical physics, physical oceanography, marine geology, and marine biology. In this specialized volume the authors, all of whom have extensive at-sea experience in US and Russian research efforts, have tried to summarize the main experimental, theoretical, and computational results in shallow water acoustics, with an emphasis on providing physical insight into the topics presented.

Original languageEnglish
PublisherSpringer US
Number of pages540
ISBN (Electronic)9781441997777
ISBN (Print)9781441997760
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012
Externally publishedYes

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ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy

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