Ocean Ambient Noise: Measurement and Theory [Paperback]

This monograph develops the theory of noise mechanisms and measurements, and describes general noise characteristics and computational methods. The vast ambient noise literature is concisely summarized using theory combined with key representative results.

The air sea boundary interaction zone is described in terms of nondimensional variables requisite for future experiments. Noise field coherency, rare directional measurements, and unique basin scale computations and methods are presented. The use of satellite measurements in these basin scale models is demonstrated. A series of appendices provides in-depth mathematical treatments which will be of interest to graduate students and active researchers.

This detailed development of the theory of noise mechanisms and measurements also covers general noise characteristics and relevant computational methods. The monograph uses underlying theory and key results to summarize the vast ambient noise literature.

1: Introduction.- 2: The Air-Sea Boundary Interaction Zone.- 3: Fundamental Mechanisms.- 4: The Measurement of Oceanic Ambient Noise.- 5: Numerical Modeling of Ambient Noise.- 6: Research Issues.- Appendices.- Nomenclature.- Bibliography.- Index.This book develops the theory of ocean ambient noise mechanisms and measurements, and also describes general noise characteristics and computational methods.? It concisely summarizes the vast ambient noise literature using theory combined with key representative results.? The air-sea boundary interaction zone is described in terms of non-dimensional variables requisite for future experiments.? Noise field coherency, rare directional measurements, and unique basin scale computations and methods are presented.? The use of satellite measurements in these basin scale models is demonstrated.? Finally, this book provides a series of appendices giving in-depth mathematical treatments.? With its complete and careful disculC%