Measured depth-dependence of waveguide invariant in shallow water with a summer profile

Acoustic-intensity striation patterns were measured in the time-frequency domain using an L-shaped array and two simultaneously towed broadband (350–650 Hz) sources at depths above and below the thermocline under summer profile conditions. Distributions of the waveguide invariant parameter β, extrac...

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Published in:The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 2016-06, Vol.139 (6), p.EL184-EL189
Main Authors: Turgut, Altan, Fialkowski, Laurie T., Schindall, Jeffrey A.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:Acoustic-intensity striation patterns were measured in the time-frequency domain using an L-shaped array and two simultaneously towed broadband (350–650 Hz) sources at depths above and below the thermocline under summer profile conditions. Distributions of the waveguide invariant parameter β, extracted from the acoustic striation patterns, peak at different values when receivers are above or below the thermocline for a source that is below the thermocline. However, the distributions show similar characteristics when the source is above the thermocline. Experimental results are verified by a numerical analysis of phase slowness, group slowness, and relative amplitudes of acoustic modes.
ISSN:0001-4966
1520-8524
DOI:10.1121/1.4953581