Marine Acoustics

Download or read book Marine Acoustics written by Jens Hovem and published by . This book was released on 2010-05-01 with total page 656 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this textbook is to provide instruction for undergraduate and graduate students in the theory and practice of underwater acoustic sonar systems. The first third of the book introduces the basics of sonar theory. The middle section of the book describes the applied technology of sonars. The final third of the book extends the discussions of earlier chapters, going into details of theory of non-linear acoustics, reflection and scattering, acoustic and elastic waves in solid media, marine sediments.