Accession Number:

ADA021244

Title:

Development of a Portable Acoustic Echo Sounder,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION BOULDER COLO WAVE PROPAGATION LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Owens,Edward J.

Report Date:

1974-05-01

Pagination or Media Count:

49.0

Abstract:

The report describes the design and construction of an inexpensive, portable, monostatic acoustic echo sounder called the Suitcase Sounder. The sounder is used for monitoring atmospheric temperature fluctuations by measuring backscattered echoes of acoustic tone bursts.

Descriptors:

• *ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE
• *REMOTE DETECTORS
• *METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS
• *ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT
• PORTABLE EQUIPMENT
• MONITORING
• BACKSCATTERING
• DIAGRAMS
• ECHO RANGING
• PERIODIC VARIATIONS

Subject Categories:

• Meteorology
• Test Facilities, Equipment and Methods

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE