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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. - Reviews
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From the reviews of the third edition: “This is a small book with a wide scope and great intensity. … this book shows how phenomena such as convergence zones can be analysed mathematically. … In summary, this book is for those wishing to use mathematics to gain insight into the underlying physics behind underwater acoustics.” (Adrian Brown, International Journal of Acoustics and Vibration, Vol. 14 (1), 2009)
- Table of contents (11 chapters)
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The Ocean as an Acoustic Medium
Pages 1-34
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Ray Theory of the Sound Field in the Ocean
Pages 35-60
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Reflection of Sound from the Surface and Bottom of the Ocean: Plane Waves
Pages 61-79
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Reflection of Sound from the Surface and Bottom of the Ocean: Point Source
Pages 80-100
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Propagation of Sound in Shallow Water
Pages 101-117
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Bibliographic Information
- Bibliographic Information
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- Book Title
- Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics
- Authors
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- L.M. Brekhovskikh
- Yu.P. Lysanov
- Series Title
- Modern Acoustics and Signal Processing
- Copyright
- 2003
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York
- Copyright Holder
- Springer Science+Business Media New York
- eBook ISBN
- 978-0-387-21655-3
- DOI
- 10.1007/b97388
- Hardcover ISBN
- 978-0-387-95467-7
- Softcover ISBN
- 978-1-4419-3015-6
- Series ISSN
- 2364-4915
- Edition Number
- 3
- Number of Pages
- XIV, 279
- Additional Information
- Originally published as volume 8 in the series: Springer Series on Wave Phenomena
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