Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics

Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics
ISBN-10
3540529764
ISBN-13
9783540529767
Pages
270
Language
English
Published
1991
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Author
Leonid Maksimovich Brekhovskikh

Description

As man turns his attention from the overcrowded continents of this planet and explores the spaciousness of the ocean, the applications of ocean acoustics become increasingly numerous and important. This book pro- vides an up-to-date introduction to the theory of sound propagation in the ocean, with much new material having been added throughout the second edition. It includes both ray and wave treatments and considerable attention is paid to stochastic problems such as the scattering of sound at rough surfaces and random inhomogeneties. An introductory chapter that discusses the basic experimental data complements the following theoretical chapters.

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