Accession Number:

AD0612358

Title:

REFLECTION AND SCATTERING OF SOUND BY THE SEA BOTTOM

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

AVCO MARINE ELECTRONICS OFFICE NEW LONDON CT

Personal Author(s):

• Marsh, H. W.
• Bell, T. G.
• Horton, C. W.

Report Date:

1965-01-01

Pagination or Media Count:

79.0

Abstract:

Contents Part I Theory Intensity of Reflection Distortion of Reflected Wave Sound scattering Summary Part II Field data Dependence of Bbottom Loss on frequency and grazing angle Lateral variability Effect of scattering Summary and conclusions Part III Model studies Scale models and their uses Scale model studies of reflection from sand surfaces Reflection from plane and sinusoidal surfaces Reflection from rough surfaces Summary.

Descriptors:

• *UNDERWATER SOUND
• *OCEAN BOTTOM
• *BOTTOM BOUNCE
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• THEORY
• ACOUSTICS
• ACOUSTIC SCATTERING
• HYDROGRAPHIC SONAR

Subject Categories:

• Acoustics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE