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Author Colosi, John A., author.

Title Sound Propagation through the Stochastic Ocean / John A. Colosi
Published Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015

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Summary The ocean is opaque to electromagnetic radiation and transparent to low frequency sound, so acoustical methodologies are an important tool for sensing the undersea world. Stochastic sound-speed fluctuations in the ocean, such as those caused by internal waves, result in a progressive randomisation of acoustic signals as they traverse the ocean environment. This signal randomisation imposes a limit to the effectiveness of ocean acoustic remote sensing, navigation and communication. Sound Propagation through the Stochastic Ocean provides a comprehensive treatment of developments in the field of statistical ocean acoustics over the last 35 years. This will be of fundamental interest to oceanographers, marine biologists, geophysicists, engineers, applied mathematicians, and physicists. Key discoveries in topics such as internal waves, ray chaos, Feynman path integrals, and mode transport theory are addressed with illustrations from ocean observations. The topics are presented at an approachable level for advanced students and seasoned researchers alike
Notes Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Jun 2016)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Underwater acoustics.
Sound -- Transmission.
Oceanography.
acoustic transmission.
oceanography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Engineering (General)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Reference.
Oceanografía
Oceanography
Sound -- Transmission
Underwater acoustics
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781139680417
1139680412
9781316686461
1316686469
9781316686195
1316686191