Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics (Hardcover)

by L.M. Brekhovskikh (Author), Yu.P. Lysanov (Author), Leonid M. Brekhovskikh (Author), Yuri Lysanov (Author) "The ocean is an extremely complicated acoustic medium..." (more)
Key Phrases: Sargasso Sea, Symmetric Antiwaveguide, Atlantic Ocean (more...)

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This book provides an up-to-date introduction to the theory of sound propagation in the ocean. The text treats both ray and wave propagation and pays considerable attention to stochastic problems such as the scattering of sound at rough surfaces and random inhomogeneities. An introductory chapter that discusses the basic experimental data complements the following theoretical chapters. New material has been added throughout for this third edition. New topics covered include: - inter-thermocline lenses and their effect on sound fields - weakly divergent bundles of rays - ocean acoustic tomography - coupled modes - sound scattering by anisotropic volume inhomogeneities with fractal spectra - Voronovich's approach to sound scattering from the rough sea surface. In addition, the list of references has been brought up to date and the latest experimental data have been included.

Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

Product Details

• Hardcover: 296 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 3rd edition (March 18, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0387954678
• ISBN-13: 978-0387954677
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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