在北加利福尼亚州电流系统中的地下声道
Guangyu Xu1, Ramsey R Harcourt1, Dajun Tang1
1Applied Physics Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98105, USA.
The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|March 7, 2024
概括
一个季节性的地下声音通道沿着美国太平洋西北海岸形成,影响中频声音传播. 这种声道受到水体和水流的影响,在夏季和秋季更为常见.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 声学 声学 在声学方面
- 物理海洋学 物理海洋学
背景情况:
- 声道通过捕获声能,显著影响水下声音传播.
- 地下声音通道可以改变声学传输损失,影响声纳和声学监测.
研究的目的:
- 研究美国太平洋西北海岸沿线地下声道的季节性发生和特征.
- 确定影响该声音通道形成和位置的因素.
- 检查声道形成与海洋学条件之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 分析了存档的停泊和滑翔机数据,以获得声速配置文件.
- 与季节性变化相关的声道存在,地理位置 (货架与离岸),以及水质特性.
- 检查了温度,盐度和速度的垂直配置文件.
主要成果:
- 地下声音通道在夏季和秋季更为普遍,在架子破裂的近海.
- 管道发生与强烈的环线和弱的热环线或温度逆转有关.
- 架子斜坡上的声道与垂直切割的斜坡沿线电流相关.
结论:
- 季节性地表热交换和巴罗临床向导是声道形成的关键机制.
- 表面的热交换形成了管道的上边界 (向下折射),而向形成了下边界 (向上折射).
- 了解这些声道对于精确的区域声学建模至关重要.
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