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Two-Step Inversion of Geoacoustic Parameters with Bottom Reverberation and Transmission Loss in the Deep Ocean

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The parameters of deep ocean sediments are relevant for accurately predicting the sound field; however, it is difficult to measure the parameters in situ. Most inversion methods used in shallow water are inapplicable in the deep ocean because of the considerable differences in propagation characteristics. At present, no method for simultaneously obtaining sound speed, density, and attenuation that considers the sensitivity of sediment parameters is yet available. This study proposes a two-step inversion of geoacoustic parameters in the deep ocean. On the basis of the half-space model, the decline tendency of bottom reverberation level with travel time is used for the inversion of sound speed and density, whereas transmission loss is used for inversion of attenuation. Inversion results can be practical for acoustic applications when this method is used. Experimental data from the South China Sea in the summer of 2014 are processed during the inversion process. The sediment parameters obtained from the inversion process are close to the laboratory-measured sampling values and may be used to predict the sound field in various applications, such as in transmission loss in the deep ocean.

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We thank all the researchers and staff for their help in the research program of the South China Sea in summer 2014. We also appreciate the reviewer for the comments and suggestions, which are highly insightful and very helpful for improving this manuscript.

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  1. School of Marine Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, Shaanxi, China

    Kunde Yang, Liya Xu & Qiulong Yang

  2. Key Laboratory of Ocean Acoustics and Sensing (Northwestern Polytechnical University), Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Xi’an, 710072, Shaanxi, China

    Kunde Yang, Liya Xu & Qiulong Yang

  3. CAS Key Laboratory of Ocean and Marginal Sea Geology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Guangzhou, 510301, Guangdong, China

    Ganxian Li

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Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 41476028).

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Yang, K., Xu, L., Yang, Q. et al. Two-Step Inversion of Geoacoustic Parameters with Bottom Reverberation and Transmission Loss in the Deep Ocean. Acoust Aust 46, 131–142 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40857-018-0130-2

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