Title :
Anomalous sound propagation in shallow water due to internal wave solitons
Author :
Zhou, Ji-Xun ; Zhang, Xue-Zhen ; Rogers, Peter H. ; Wang, Dezhao ; Luo, Ensheng
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Mech. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
At-sea experimental data and numerical simulation results are given to show that, acoustic normal-mode coupling induced by internal solitons could be an important loss mechanism for shallow water sound propagation
Keywords :
acoustic wave propagation; underwater sound; acoustic propagation; acoustics; anomalous sound propagation; coast; internal wave soliton; loss mechanism; normal mode coupling; numerical simulation; ocean; sea; shallow water; underwater sound; Acoustic measurements; Acoustic propagation; Acoustic waves; Fluctuations; Geophysical measurements; Ocean temperature; Sea measurements; Solitons; Sonar equipment; Underwater acoustics;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '93. Engineering in Harmony with Ocean. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Victoria, BC
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1385-2
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1993.326025
