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Ray Theory of the Sound Field in the Ocean

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Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics

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Ray theory, in spite of its approximate nature, is a very effective method for the study of sound propagation at sufficiently high frequencies in inhomogeneous media such as the ocean. In this chapter we derive the basic equations of ray acoustics and give their solutions for a stratified ocean. In later chapters the ray approach is applied to waveguide sound propagation, reflection of sound from the sea suface, and some other problems.

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  1. Department of Oceanology, Physics of Atmosphere and Geography, USSR Academy of Sciences, 14 Leninsky Prospekt, V-71, Moskow, USSR

    Professor Dr. Leonid Brekhovskikh

  2. Acoustics Institute USSR, Academy of Sciences, 4 Shvernik St., V-36, Moskow, USSR

    Professor Dr. Yury Lysanov

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Brekhovskikh, L., Lysanov, Y. (1982). Ray Theory of the Sound Field in the Ocean. In: Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics. Springer Series in Electrophysics, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02342-6_2

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