Abstract
Acousticians have always been concerned with the way in which the ocean and its boundaries influence the transmission of underwater sound. Through the study of such effects, underwater sound has also become a valuable tool for the investigation of the environment itself. New Zealand experiments at low frequencies have provided numerous cases of such duality. Some of the more unusual examples are presented to emphasize the interaction of acoustics and marine geophysics at frequencies below 1000 Hz.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
References
Bannister, R. W., R. N. Denham, D. G. Browning and W. H. Thorp, “A study of the effect of bottom topology on long range sound propagation in the South Pacific,” paper presented to the 85th Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America ( Paper Bl ), 1973, Boston, Massachusetts.
Berman, A., and A. N. Guthrie, “On the medium from the point of view of underwater acoustics,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 51, 994–1009 (1972).
Berman, A., and A. N. Guthrie, “On the medium from the point of view of underwater acoustics,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 51, 994–1009 (1972).
Denham, R. N., “Intensity-decay laws for sound propagation in shallow water of variable depth,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 39, 1170–1173 (1966).
Denham, R. N., “Asymptotic solution for the sound field in shallow water with a negative velocity gradient,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 45, 365–375 (1969).
Dietz, R. S., and M. J. Sheehy, “Transpacific detection of Myojin volcanic explosions by underwater sound,” Bull. Geol. Soc. Am. 65, 941–956 (1954).
Ewing, M., J. L. Worzel, and M. Talwani,“Some aspects of physical geodesy,” in Contemporary Geodesy, C. A. Whitten and K. H. Drummond (eds.), Geophys. Monograph 4, (American Geophysical Union, Washington, D. C., 1959 ), pp. 7–21.
Fisher, F. H., E. Yeager, R. Bressel, and J. Miceli,“Origin of the relaxational sound absorption in sea-water below 1 kHz,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 53, 364(A)(1973)•
Guthrie, K. M., “A wave theory of SOFAR signal shape,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. (in press), 1974.
Hochstein, M. P., “Seismic measurements in the Cook Islands, South-West Pacific Ocean,” New Zealand J. Geol. Geophys. 10, 1499–1526 (1967).
Hochstein, M. P., “Seismic measurements in Suva Harbour (Fiji),” New Zealand J. Geol. Geophys. 13, 269–281 (1970).
Johnson, R. H., “Active submarine volcanism in the Austral Islands,” Science 167, 977–979 (1970).
Johnson, R. H., and R. A. Norris, “Geographic variation of SOFAR speed and axis depth in the Pacific Ocean,” J. Geophys. Res., 73, J695–4700, 1968.
Kibblewhite, A. C., “The acoustic detection and location of an underwater volcano,” New Zealand J. Sci. 9, 178–199 (1966).
Kibblewhite, A. C., “Note on another active seamount in the South Kermadec Ridge Group,” New Zealand J. Sci. 10, 68–69 (1967).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “Experiment on propagation in surface sound channels,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 38, 63–71 (1965).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “Experiment on sound propagation in shallow water under isovelocity conditions,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 40, 1337–1344 (1966).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “The bathymetry and total magnetic field of the South Kermadec Ridge seamounts,” New Zealand J. Sci. 10, 52–67 (1967(a)).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “Long range sound propagation in the South Tasman Sea,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 41, 401–411 (1967(b)).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “Experiment on sound propagation in shallow water with velocity structure,” J. Acoust Soc. Am. 44, 104–112 (1968).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “Hydroacoustic signals from the CHASE V explosion,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 45, 944–956 (1969).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “The CHASE V explosion - submarine topographic reflections from the vicinity of Pitcairn Island,” Deep Sea Res. 18, 905–911 (1971(a)).
Kibblewhite, A. C., and R. N. Denham, “Low-frequency acoustic attenuation in the South Pacific Ocean,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 49, 810–815 (1971(b)).
Luskin, B., M. Landisman, G. B. Tirey, and G. R. Hamilton, “Submarine topographic echoes from explosive sound,” Bull. Geol. Soc. Am. 63, 1063–1068 (1952).
Norris, R. A., and R. H. Johnson, “Submarine volcanic eruptions recently located in the Pacific by SOFAR hydrophones,” J. Geophys. Res., 74, 650–664, (1969).
Northrop, J., “Submarine topographic echoes from CHASE V, ” J. Geophys. Res., 735 3909–3915, (1968).
Officer, C. B., “On some off-shore seismic refraction profiles in the Cook Strait, Tasman Bay and Golden Bay areas of New Zealand,” New Zealand J. Geol. Geophys. 2, 350–354 (1959).
Richards, A. F., “Volcanic Sounds: Investigation and analysis,” J. Geophys. Res., 68 (3), 919–928, (1963).
Sagar, F. H., “Fluctuations in intensity of short pulses of 14.5 kc sound received from a source in the sea,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 27, 1092–1106 (1955).
Sagar, F. H., “Comparison of experimental underwater acoustic intensities of frequency 14.5 kHz with values computed for selected thermal conditions in the sea,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 29, 948–965 (1957).
Sagar, F. H., “Acoustic intensity fluctuations and temperature micro structure in the sea,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 32, 112–121.(1960)
Schulkin, H. W., and M. Marsh, “Sound absorption in sea water,” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 34, 864 (1962).
Snodgrass, J. M., and A. F. Richards, “Observations of underwater volcanic acoustics at Barcena Volcano, San Benedicto Island, Mexico, and in Shelikof Strait, Alaska,” Trans. Amer. Geophys. Union 37, 97–104 (1956).
Smith, R. P., Transduction and audible displays for broadband sonar systems, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1972).
Urick, R. J., “Long-range deep-sea attenuation measurement, ” J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 39, 904–906 (1966).
Urick, R. J., Principles of underwater sound for engineers, (McGraw Hill Book Co., Inc., New York, 1967 ).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 1974 Plenum Press, New York
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Kibblewhite, A.C. (1974). The Interaction of Underwater Acoustics and Marine Geophysics. In: Hampton, L. (eds) Physics of Sound in Marine Sediments. Marine Science. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0838-6_7
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0838-6_7
Publisher Name: Springer, Boston, MA
Print ISBN: 978-1-4684-0840-9
Online ISBN: 978-1-4684-0838-6
eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive