广义相积分简正波理论在双轴海洋声道中的推广与应用

双轴声道常出现于大洋中。双轴声道传播是一检验海洋声学计算方法的"标准"波动问题，某些算法在遇到这一问题时是不适定的。本文对广义相积分简正波方法（WKBZ）进行了推广，使之适于处理双轴海洋声道中声传播问题。数值计算结果表明本文所作的推广是有效的。     

三维耦合简正波-抛物方程理论及算法研究

研究三维海洋环境下声传播的快速数值预报方法。在广义相积分(WKBZ)理论和波束位移射线简正波(BDRM)理论的基础上,将二维耦合简正波-抛物方程理论推广至三维。三维耦合简正波-抛物方程(CMPE3D))理论的级数解由垂直方向的本地简正波和水平与方位角方向的简正波幅度系数组成。为了实现该理论的快速算法,在垂直方向上采用WKBZ理论和BDRM理论进行简正波分析,在水平与方位角方向采用与抛物方程模型FOR3D[Lee D.et al.,"Numerical Ocean AcousticPropagation in Three Dimensions",World Scientific,Singapore,1995]类似的方法来求解简正波幅度系数方程。数值计算结果表明,在精度相当的情况下,计算速度比抛物方程算法提高了约100倍,具有计算精度高、速度快的优点。     

水下声道中脉冲传播的WKBZ简正波方法

本文将ＷＫＢＺ简正波方法应用于水下声道中的脉冲能量和波形传播。文中分别给出在两种不同水下声道中的数值结果，并与精确简正波数值解进行了比较。数值模拟结果表明，ＷＫＢＺ简正波方法能精确地计算水下声道中脉冲声信号的波形，计算速度比传统的简正波方法提高近两个数量级。     

冬季冲绳海域地形及黑潮对声传播的影响

冲绳海域地形复杂且冬季存在较强的黑潮海洋锋,利用数值实验研究斜坡地形和海洋锋同时存在时由浅海至深海的声传播特性。海洋模式数值预报环境数据表明,分布于冲绳海槽斜坡上方的海洋锋导致该海域上层水体声速存在水平变化,纬度越高,水平变化越大。利用抛物方程声场模型计算声传播损失,通过简正模态分析存在表面声道的环境中声能量分布,利用声线轨迹图解释海底斜坡和海洋锋对声传播的影响。结果表明:声源频率低于表面声道截止频率时,声传播主要受海底地形影响;声源频率高于表面声道截止频率时,位于表面声道内的声源激发的声能量主要在表面声道传播,部分声能量从表面声道泄漏沿斜坡向深海传播,位于表面声道深度以下的声源激发的声能量主要沿斜坡向深海传播,斜坡地形导致表面声道下方至共轭深度这一深度范围呈现为声影区,海洋锋的存在可导致表面声道传播损失变化明显,影响程度与声源深度有关。     

北极冰下双轴声道传播特性研究

本文利用第六次北极科学考察的所得的楚科奇海温盐深数据,开展了北极海域声传播特性研究。通过引入Diachok海冰散射模型,将海冰界面模拟为无限椭圆形半圆柱体在自由界面的随机分布,利用Twersky散射理论计算了海冰的反射系数。使用简正波中的KRAKENC模型,结合海冰参数,进行了传播损失仿真分析。研究表明,北极的双声道波导中表面声道的传播特性与声源频率和收发深度紧密相关。深海声道与北极典型声速结构的传播特性一致,具有频率选择特性,在20 Hz左右时传播特性较为理想。此外,在远程传播时,深海声道的传播特性要优于表面声道。     

深海不完整声道下反转点会聚区研究

近期南海远程声传播实验数据的处理分析表明在深海不完整声道中声道轴以下存在一种会聚区,该会聚区相比于海面附近的上反转点会聚区在远距离处具有更高的会聚增益.本文利用射线简正波理论确定了水中反转型焦散线和海面反射型焦散线位置,对比发现实验中观测到的深海大深度会聚区位置与水中反转型焦散线位置一致,证明该会聚区是由大量简正波同相叠加形成的下反转点会聚区,其在深海声道轴以下的一定深度范围内都具有会聚效应,研究了该会聚区的形成条件以及声源深度变化对会聚区焦散结构的影响,对比了远距离处上下反转点会聚区的传播损失以及会聚区宽度,分析表明第七个下反转点会聚区的会聚增益仍不小于10 dB,研究了声速垂直结构变化对下反转点会聚区的影响,理论分析结果与实验数据吻合较好.     

表面声道对深海风成噪声垂直空间特性的影响规律

水下风成噪声的垂直空间特性包括噪声垂直方向性和垂直相关性，研究海洋环境对其影响规律对提升声呐性能、增加海洋环境参数反演的准确性具有重要意义.本文利用Pekeris割线下的简正波理论描述噪声的传播过程，研究了深海环境下存在表面声道时，表面声道以下噪声垂直空间特性的变化规律及其原因.研究表明，在临界深度以上，表面声道的存在导致噪声垂直方向性在水平凹槽边缘靠近海底方向上的峰值升高，噪声垂直相关性随垂直距离增加先后周期地向正相干和负相干方向偏移；在临界深度以下，表面声道的存在导致水平方向上的噪声能量增强，噪声垂直相关性整体向正相干方向偏移.当表面声道的参数变化时，表面声道的厚度变化对噪声垂直空间特性影响较大，而表面声道内的声速梯度变化对噪声垂直空间特性几乎没有影响.结合各类简正波的变化分析表明，存在表面声道时，噪声源激发的折射简正波阶数增加，强度增强，是表面声道引起噪声垂直空间特性变化的主要原因.     

声速剖面对深海远程声脉冲结构的影响

利用东印度洋和南海海域进行的深海远程声传播实验数据,比较分析了声道轴附近深度发射的声信号在两个海域不同声速剖面结构下的远程传播损失和脉冲时间到达结构。通过对比观测发现,两海域的深海声传播损失特性存在一定的差异,声脉冲时间到达结构差异性显著。首先,在东印度洋实验中观测到潜标垂直阵同一接收距离上,靠近声道轴传播的声能量较大,且声道轴附近声速较小但沿其传播的声信号却最先到达,而偏离声道轴传播的声信号延后到达,在整个接收深度上呈现出声道轴附近接收波形早于其他深度到达的分支结构,这与南海典型深海环境下的脉冲时间到达结构存在显著差异。其次,结合深海声道的参数化数学模型,分析了声速剖面对远程脉冲传播时间到达结构的影响机理,并理论解释了两个海域实验中观测到的脉冲声信号时间到达结构现象,其形成原因在于深海声道中决定声速剖面结构的声道轴系列参数的差异。该研究结果对通信声呐在不同海域深海远程环境下的应用具有一定的参考意义。     

水平缓变声道中的WKBZ绝热简正波理论

本文利用具有海面相移修正的本征函数的ＷＫＢＺ近似，并同时考虑波导简正波和海底反射简正波的贡献，提出了适合于水平缓变水下声道的ＷＫＢＺ绝热简正波理论。数值结果表明，会聚区声场主要由波导简正波决定，而影区声场主要由海底反射简正波决定。在菲律宾海中，频率范围在１０９ＨＺ至８６０ＨＺ，距离至２５０ｋｍ范围时，用ＷＫＢＺ绝热简正波理论计算的结果与实验数据符合得很好。     

低频混响信号中的简正波衰减系数提取方法

提出一种从低频混响信号中提取简正波衰减系数的方法。利用简正波过滤技术对垂直阵混响信号进行分析,获得单阶简正波混响声场。假设海底反向散射矩阵可分离,从单阶简正波平均混响强度中提取出有效海底反向散射矩阵元素,最后利用不同距离上的有效海底反向散射矩阵元素计算出简正波的衰减系数。利用该方法从混响信号中提取出的简正波衰减系数预报的声传播损失和相同海域实测声传播损失一致。该简正波衰减系数提取方法有效避免了海底散射衰减和简正波传播衰减耦合的问题,同时对海底参数反演和水声环境的快速评估也具有重要的意义。     

Long-range sound propagation in the northeastern Atlantic

Experimental data on the long-range propagation of explosion-generated signals are analyzed. The experiments were performed in the northeastern Atlantic under the conditions of a two-axis underwater sound channel. The sound field in the upper channel was governed by the vertical redistribution of the ray structure and sound energy under the influence of a smooth increase in the depth of the channel’s axis along the propagation path. The explosions were produced in the upper sound channel at a depth of 200 m, which was constant along the path. The time structure of the sound field is analyzed for the upper channel (a reception depth of 200 m) and for deeper layers lying somewhat below the boundary between the upper and lower sound channels (a reception depth of 1200 m). The deviation of the decay law obtained for the sound field level in the upper channel from the cylindrical law is used to estimate the attenuation coefficient. The low-frequency (several hundreds of hertz) attenuation coefficients experimentally determined with allowance for the sound field redistribution agree well with the calculated sound absorption in seawater. The attenuation coefficients determined by the differential method also agree well with the absorption calculated by the formulas proposed earlier. The analysis of the time structure of the sound field near the boundary between the upper and lower channels reveals a permanent insonification of this horizon by weak water-path signals propagating with the velocity typical of the signals traveling in the upper channel.     

The WKBZ mode approach to sound propagation in range-independent ocean channels

I.IntroductionThenorma1-modeapproachcangiveanexactso1utiontotheacousticfie1dinastratifiedmedium,soitisoftenusedtocomparewithotherapproximatemethodssuchasraytheory,parabo1icequationl'](PE)methodandGaussianbeam[21approach,andtakenasacriteriontochecktheaccuracyofapproximatemeth0dsl3J.Themodeapproachmayalsobeextendedtorange-dcpendente..i,onmentsl4.5l.Thoughtherearemanynumerica1propagationcodesbasedonthemodeapproachI'],theconventionalmodeapproachisawkwardtoapplyt0'higherfrequencya-ndbroadbandprop…     

Space-time structure of the low-frequency acoustic field in an underwater sound channel

Experimental data are presented on the fine structure of the sound field in an underwater sound channel for low and infralow sound frequencies. The experiments are performed in the Black Sea, on a 600-km-long path, with explosive sound sources. The intensity, space-time, and frequency characteristics of the sound field are analyzed. The geometric dispersion of the first normal wave is experimentally studied. The role of the channel inhomogeneities in the violation of the sound field coherence is determined for different frequency bands. On the basis of the experimental data, the vertical distribution of the critical frequencies of the waveguide is obtained, and the validity limits are established for the wave and ray calculation methods. The applicability of the phase methods for calculating the sound fields in waveguides with dispersion is discussed. The frequency-angular dependence of the effective sound attenuation coefficient in an underwater waveguide is revealed and explained.     

Long-range sound propagation in the central region of the Baltic Sea

The data obtained from a set of experiments on the long-range, low-frequency (<5 kHz) sound propagation in the central region of the Baltic Sea are analyzed. The experiments were carried out in the summer season, with a fully developed underwater sound channel. Experimental data on the sound attenuation are presented. A significant excess of the attenuation coefficients over the predicted absorption coefficients is obtained. The quantitative estimates indicate that the sound scattering by internal waves is the most probable mechanism responsible for the observed excessive sound attenuation. The frequency dependence of the attenuation coefficient exhibits a minimum whose position on the frequency axis at the beginning of the summer season noticeably differs from that at the end of summer. The analysis of the propagation conditions allows one to relate the position of this minimum to the critical frequency of the water modes. In addition to the intensity parameters of the sound field, the formation of the time structure of explosion-generated signals propagating in the Baltic underwater sound channel is considered for the case of the sound propagation along the 360-km path crossing the Gotland Hollow. The specific role of the bottom waves in the time structure formation at short distances from the sound source is demonstrated.     

Intensity and space-time characteristics of the sound field in the underwater sound channel of the Black Sea

Experimental data are presented on the intensity and space-time characteristics of the sound field generated by explosions in underwater and surface sound channels of the Black Sea. The fine field structure is studied as a function of distance and positions of the source and the receiver. The discreteness of the field structure governed by the deterministic nature of the waveguide is revealed, and the destruction of this structure under the effect of the instability of the waveguide parameters is demonstrated. The effect of the rough sea surface on the sound field in the surface channel is studied, and the diffraction-caused propagation loss is estimated. The mechanism of the forerunner formation is considered. The experimentally observed sound field features are compared with the calculations. A possibility for solving the inverse problem is indicated, and the main parameters that are used in the ray method of determining the source coordinates in the underwater channel (i.e., the method earlier proposed by the author on the basis of the intrinsic structure of the sound field) are pointed out.     

A review of research progress in air-to-water sound transmission

International and domestic research progress in theory and experiment and applications of the air-to-water sound transmission are presented in this paper. Four classical numerical methods of calculating the underwater sound field generated by an airborne source, i.e., the ray theory, the wave solution, the normal-mode theory and the wavenumber integration approach, are introduced. Effects of two special conditions, i.e., the moving airborne source or medium and the rough air-water interface, on the air-to-water sound transmission are reviewed. In experimental studies, the depth and range distributions of the underwater sound field created by different kinds of airborne sources in near-field and far-field, the longitudinal horizontal correlation of underwater sound field and application methods for inverse problems are reviewed.     

北极典型冰下声信道建模及特性

将Burke-Twersky (BT)散射模型与射线理论相结合研究北极典型冰下的水声信道特性。BT模型将极地冰水界面的冰脊视为随机分布在自由表面的半椭圆柱。首先根据BT模型分别对高频和低频情况下的冰面反射系数取近似,计算不同频率的冰面反射系数。然后结合射线理论计算冰下声场并分析冰下信道特性,并与相同条件下绝对软界面的水声信道进行对比研究。结果显示,由于冰界面的存在,冰水界面与绝对软界面相比,冰面反射系数较小,使得部分声线不会传播很远,且随频率的增加衰减越发严重,因此不利于声信号远距离传播;此外在信道结构上,由于冰层反射系数较小,冰下信道多径相较于无冰的水-空气界面其多途现象不明显。研究结果对认知极地冰下水声信道特性以及开展极地水声系统性能预报具有一定意义。      

Focusing of acoustic fields in a randomly inhomogeneous waveguide by using the time reversal method

We perform theoretical analysis of the method of field focusing in a randomly inhomogeneous waveguide using reradiation of the received signal with time reversal. The simplest case where point sources and receivers are used for emission and reception is considered. As an example, the waveguide is chosen which simulates an underwater sound channel with refractive-index fluctuations caused by random internal waves. In underwater acoustics, the considered method of field focusing is usually applied at relatively short distances that are shorter than or about 10 km. This work deals with much longer paths, along which sound waves propagate under conditions of well-developed ray and wave chaos. Main attention is given to studying the width of the focal spot and the field amplitude at its center. It is shown that the amplitude distribution in the vertical section of the focal spot and the peak amplitude value at its center can be estimated analytically using the stochastic ray theory.     

The discovery of the underwater sound channel,experimental studies,and regional differences

More than half a century has passed since the discovery of the underwater sound channel. In this period of time, the Acoustics Institute has performed a number of experiments on the long-range propagation of explosion-generated sound signals in different ocean regions. These experiments included the studies of such phenomena as the frequency-dependent sound attenuation in the sea medium and the sound field formation in the underwater sound channel. A combined analysis of the data obtained revealed considerable regional differences in the time structure of the sound field. In the experiments, a number of phenomena were observed that required special explanation and additional theoretical treatment. These phenomena include: the unexpectedly high attenuation of low-frequency sound in the sea medium, the “spectrum-analyzing” properties of the underwater sound channel in the Black Sea, the existence of the reverberation forerunner (the so-called prereverberation), the frequency-independent deviation of the phase shift from the usual value of 90° between the signals in classical quartets differing in the number of contacts with the caustic, the splitting of individual signals into quartets, and the transformation of these quartets into groups of nearly irresolvable signals at long distances. The most interesting data of the aforementioned studies are described in the present paper.     

Modeling and characterizing the typical under-ice acoustic channel for the Arctic

The properties of arctic underwater acoustic channel were researched using BurkeTwersky(BT) model and ray theory.In the BT model,sea ice ridge is assumed as a set of semi-elliptical cylinder randomly distributed on a stress-free surface.By approximation of low frequency and high frequency of the BT model,the reflection coefficients were calculated at different frequencies.On the basis of ray theory,the acoustic field was calculated and the properties of underwater acoustic channel was analyzed.Compared to underwater acoustic channel properties when the boundary is air,the results show that under the ice surface some sound rays disappear during transmission,because the ice surface reflection coefficients is less than absolute soft surface.Especially,the higher the frequency,the higher the under-ice transmission loss.As a result,under-ice condition is unfavourable for acoustic signals to travel far.Besides,as to the channel structure,the reflection coefficient of ice layer is smaller,the channel multi-path structure is not significant compared to water-air interface without ice.The research results are valuable for our understanding of hydroacoustic channel and the prediction of the sonar system working in the polar region.