Accession Number:

ADA090054

Title:

Acoustics and Properties of the Ocean: A Presentation to the Plenary Session of OCEANS '80, held at Seattle, Washington, 8 September 1980,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

WASHINGTON UNIV SEATTLE APPLIED PHYSICS LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Schulkin,M.

Report Date:

1980-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

51.0

Abstract:

Acoustical techniques are being used to determine properties of the ocean for scientific and engineering applications. This paper reports on existing concepts and problems in the application of acoustics to oceanic chemistry, geology, biology and dynamics which can be treated in the next decade. By using different regions of the acoustic spectrum and different acoustic path configurations, information can be obtained concerning such topics as climate and weather, fisheries, ocean pollution, bathymetry and currents. These subjects were discussed in the recent NOAA Workshop on Ocean Acoustic Remote Sensing Seattle, January 1980. Author

Descriptors:

• *ACOUSTIC EQUIPMENT
• *UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS
• *OCEANOGRAPHY
• *UNDERWATER SOUND SIGNALS
• *OCEANOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT
• OCEAN CURRENTS
• WEATHER
• GRAPHS
• OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA
• BATHYMETRY
• WATER POLLUTION
• REMOTE DETECTORS
• FISHERIES
• TECHNOLOGY FORECASTING
• CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Subject Categories:

• Physical and Dynamic Oceanography
• Acoustics

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE