A variational principle for underwater acoustic propagation in a three‐dimensional ocean environment

1990 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 1515-1522 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. I. Taroudakis ◽  
G. A. Athanassoulis ◽  
J. P. Ioannidis
Keyword(s):  
Variational Principle ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Acoustic Propagation ◽  
Underwater Acoustic ◽  
Ocean Environment

scholarly journals High-Frequency Underwater Acoustic Propagation in a Port Modeled as a Three-Dimensional Duct Closed at One End Using the Method of Images

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pierre-Philippe J. Beaujean ◽  
Matthew D. Staska
Keyword(s):  
Impulse Response ◽  
Sea Water ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Acoustic Propagation ◽  
Method Of Images ◽  
Concrete Walls ◽  
Underwater Acoustic ◽  
Sensor Position ◽  
Duct Geometry ◽  
Channel Bottom

A computer-efficient model for underwater acoustic propagation in a shallow, three-dimensional rectangular duct closed at one end has been developed using the method of images. The duct simulates a turning basin located in a port, surrounded with concrete walls, and filled with sea water. The channel bottom is composed of silt. The modeled impulse response is compared with the impulse response measured between 15 kHz and 33 kHz. Despite small sensor-position inaccuracies and an approximated duct geometry, the impulse response can be modeled with a relative echo magnitude error of 1.62 dB at worst and a relative echo location error varying between 0% and 4% when averaged across multiple measurements and sensor locations. This is a sufficient level of accuracy for the simulation of an acoustic communication system operating in the same frequency band and in shallow waters, as time fluctuations in echo magnitude commonly reach 10 dB in this type of environment.

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