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Measurements of bubbles in sea water by nonstationary sound scattering
1V. I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 43, Baltiyskaya Street, Vladivostok 690041, Russia.
Abstract:
Methods for the characterization of bubbles in sea water by acoustic scattering are analyzed. Nonstationary linear and nonlinear sound scattering methods are proposed. The transient linear and nonlinear sound scattering allows the scattering by resonant gas bubbles to be distinguished from the scattering by other microinhomogeneities. The application of parametric arrays in oceanic experiments, together with the broadband frequency analysis of the backscattering coefficient, allows information about bubbles in sea water to be obtained. Experimental results on sound scattering and gas bubble distribution functions are presented for different conditions in the ocean.
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