Particulars of a transmitted acoustic signal at the shelf of decreasing depth

The paper analyzes the experimental data obtained in a comprehensive experiment aimed at identifying the regularities of transmitted hydroacoustic signal transformations at the shelf of decreasing depth. The 33 Hz harmonic hydroacoustic signals were generated at the shelf of the Sea of Japan by a low-frequency source. Distribution of the transmitted energy at vertical sounding from the surface to the bottom was studied at different shelf points with Bruel & Kjaer 8104 hydrophone. At the shore, the transformed seismo-acoustic signals were received by a 52.5 m shore laser strainmeter. The experiments showed that about 22% of the transmitted energy was transformed into the energy of hydroacoustic waves propagating in the water. About 72% of hydroacoustic wave energy, in turn, was transformed into the energy of R-waves, which were registered by the shore laser strainmeter. Other regularities of hydroacoustic signals distribution with 33 Hz frequency over the V-shaped shelf are identified.