Ocean Acoustic Tomography
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2009
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-11536-0 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-11536-0 (ISBN)
This volume presents the underlying oceanography and mathematics necessary to understand and develop a practical system of transmitters and receivers to interpret the behaviour of the oceans. A valuable resource for oceanographers and climatologists, as well as applied mathematicians and engineers interested in applications of fluid mechanics tools.
The problem of ocean acoustic tomography is to infer from precise measurements of travel time, or other properties of acoustic propagation, the state of the ocean traversed by a sound field. Tomography takes advantage of two facts: that travel time and other measurable acoustic parameters are functions of temperature, water velocity, and other parameters of oceanographic interest, and can be interpreted to provide information about the intervening ocean using inverse methods; and that the ocean is virtually transparent to low-frequency sound, so that signals can be transmitted over distances of many thousands of kilometres. It is therefore possible to prepare a practical system of transmitters and receivers to interpret the behaviour of the oceans. This book gives a comprehensive presentation of the underlying oceanography and mathematics necessary to understand and develop such a system. It covers the forward and inverse tomography problem, as well as numerous models for data interpretation. Also included is an epilogue outlining the history of tomographic techniques. It should prove a valuable resource to oceanographers and climatologists, as well as applied mathematicians and engineers interested in applications of fluid mechanics tools.
The problem of ocean acoustic tomography is to infer from precise measurements of travel time, or other properties of acoustic propagation, the state of the ocean traversed by a sound field. Tomography takes advantage of two facts: that travel time and other measurable acoustic parameters are functions of temperature, water velocity, and other parameters of oceanographic interest, and can be interpreted to provide information about the intervening ocean using inverse methods; and that the ocean is virtually transparent to low-frequency sound, so that signals can be transmitted over distances of many thousands of kilometres. It is therefore possible to prepare a practical system of transmitters and receivers to interpret the behaviour of the oceans. This book gives a comprehensive presentation of the underlying oceanography and mathematics necessary to understand and develop such a system. It covers the forward and inverse tomography problem, as well as numerous models for data interpretation. Also included is an epilogue outlining the history of tomographic techniques. It should prove a valuable resource to oceanographers and climatologists, as well as applied mathematicians and engineers interested in applications of fluid mechanics tools.
1. The tomography problem; 2. The forward problem (range-independent); 3. Currents; 4. The forward problem (range-dependent); 5. Observational methods; 6. The inverse problem: data oriented; 7. The inverse problem: model oriented; 8. The basin scale; Epilogue.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 2.7.2009 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Monographs on Mechanics |
| Zusatzinfo | 120 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 670 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Angewandte Mathematik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Hydrologie / Ozeanografie | |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Strömungsmechanik | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-11536-1 / 0521115361 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-11536-0 / 9780521115360 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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