Sound scattering by spatially localized inhomogeneities in a shallow-water waveguide in the presence of internal waves

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

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Abstract

A method is developed for solving the problem of sound scattering by concentrated inhomogeneities in a waveguide of small depth in the presence of internal waves (IW) typical of an oceanic shelf. The sound field fluctuations related to the motion of a model scatterer (a soft spheroid) and to the propagation of the IW are calculated and analyzed. It is shown that the field of internal waves considerably affects the scattered sound field even when the source-receiver and source-scatterer distances are relatively small (about several kilometers). This effect depends not only on the amplitude of the IW, but on their propagation direction as well.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)36-42
Number of pages7
JournalAcoustical Physics
Volume49
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2003
Externally publishedYes

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Funding Information:
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This work was supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research, project nos. 99-02-17671, 00-05-64752, and 02-02-16509.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Acoustics and Ultrasonics

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