Browsing Reprints by Subject "Acoustic propagation"
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Some comments on ray theory with examples from current NUC ray trace models
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)Three topics were covered in this paper: 1. Ray Sweep-out Method - a technique for calculating sound intensities at a large number of receiver points in range and depth . 2. Bi-static Reverberation Model - a technique based ... -
Some effects of large-scale oceanography on acoustic propagation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)A propagation experiment was conducted along a great circle track in the North American Basin, beginning at a point 400 km north of Antigua, W.I. and ending at the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Shallow explosive sources ... -
Some ray and intensity solutions in the complex plane
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1974/02)This paper presents a method to test range-dependent ray-tracing programs. The method is based on complex-function theory. From an analytic function that has a zero point at the emitter, expressions for sound speed, ray ... -
Sound absorption by suspended particulate matter
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1997)A series of experiments has been performed to study the viscous absorption of sound by particulate suspensions typical of those found in coastal waters. The effect due to the particles in the frequency range of 50 - 150 ... -
Sound propagation in a wedge-shaped ocean with a penetrable bottom
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1980/07)Modal cutoff during up-slope propagation in a wedge-shaped ocean is studied using the parabolic equation model; theoretical results are compared with some model tank experiments. -
Sound propagation in shallow water: a detailed description of the acoustic field close to surface and bottom
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1982/02)Experimental data are compared with normal-mode predictions for an isovelocity shallow-water propagation channel overlying a complicated layered bottom. Measurements were made close to both the sea surface and the sea floor ... -
Spatial correlation of surface-generated noise in a stratified ocean
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1980/10)A model is developed for the calculation of the spatial properties of the noise field produced in a stratified ocean by the action of wind at the surface. The random noise sources are represented by correlated monopoles ... -
Special formulation of modified ray analysis for machine computation
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Status of ray theory development of Naval Undersea Research and Development Center
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)The first part of this paper discusses NUC (Naval Undersea Research and Development Center) work on the accuracy and validity of ray theory. By comparing the range to convergence zones as indicated by experiment and by ... -
Stochastic methods of sound-field computation
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Subcritical penetration of narrow Gaussian beams into sediments
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1988/03)Complete wave-theory solutions have been obtained numerically for both the reflected and the transmitted fields associated with a narrow Gaussian beam incident on a water-sediment interface near the critical grazing angle. ... -
Summary and recommendations
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)An unfortunate first impression might be that ray tracing is dull, simply because the idea is a very old one. In fact, ray tracing is the single most powerful method available to us for understanding the complexities of ... -
Surface duct propagation loss measurements and model predictions at low and mid frequencies
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1993/08)Side-by-side measurements of low- and mid-frequency propagation loss were obtained during a sea test conducted in the North Atlantic during February of 1992. These measurements are compared to each other and with model ... -
Target time smearing with short transmmissions and multipath propagation
(NURC, 2012/04)In active sonar the target echo level is often estimated with a propagation model that adds all multipath arrivals. If the (post-correlator) transmitted pulse is short compared to the multipath time spread then there is ... -
The application of high-speed processors to propagation experiments using explosives
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1979/12)The possibility of analysing explosive signals directly, without an intermediate recording system, offers large improvement~ in the quality and rapid availability of results from acoustic propagation experiments. The ... -
The continuous gradient ray tracing system (CONGRATS)
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)CONGRATS, an acronym for the Continuous Gradient Ray Tracing System, is an integrated collection of ray tracing programs designed to model acoustic propagation and reverberation. The fundamental programs of the series, ... -
The effect of gravity-forced oscillations at the base of the duct on its effective depth as a channel for acoustic rays
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The optimum frequency of propagation in shallow-water environments
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1983/04)The optimum frequency of propagation in shallow water environments is the result of competing propagation and attenuation mechanisms at high and low frequencies. It is shown that the optimum frequency is strongly dependent ... -
The relation between the waveguide invariant, multipath impulse response, and ray cycles
(NURC, 2012/04)The waveguide invariant, b, that manifests itself as interference fringes or "striations" in a plot of frequency vs source-receiver separation, is usually thought of as a modal phenomenon. This paper shows that striations ... -
The seamount as a noise barrier
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1982/06)When the path from a localized noise source is intercepted by a seamount the shielded noise consists of a diffracted component and, if the seamount is close to a sufficiently smooth ocean surface , a multiply-reflected ...