Acoustic calibration of the signal propagation path in the shallow water

The propagation of low-frequency pulsed frequency-modulated signals in the shallow water (80m deep) is analyzed. The characteristics of the first five modes in the frequency range from 25 to 155 Hz are found by the correlation analysis of signal spectra. The group velocities and mode attenuation coefficients are used to reconstruct the acoustic characteristics of the sea bottom. A model of the sea bottom is developed, which allows one to formulate the model of transfer function along the signal propagation path.     

Selection of modes in a shallow sea by using a vertical antenna array

The experimental data on selecting the modes in a shallow sea (the Barents Sea) on 17-and 8-km-long paths are presented. The data are obtained with the use of a 93-m-long vertical receiving array of 32 hydrophones and a point sound source transmitting a pulsed signal with linear frequency modulation in a frequency band of 100–300 Hz. The experimental selection of modes is based on the structure of normal waves in a waveguide with a perfectly reflecting impedance bottom. The bottom impedance for different modes is determined from the experiment. A pressure-release bottom and a bottom with an impedance that is intermediate between the pressure-release and rigid cases correspond to the first mode and the higher modes, respectively. The amplitudes of the modes and their directivity are determined. On the basis of the mode dispersion data and the comparison of the mode contents observed at distances of 8 and 17 km, it is concluded that higher modes are generated at the distances from 8 to 17 km.     

Measurement of the parameters of the natural waveguide mode

The possibilities of using the decomposition of natural waveguide modes in a shallow-water sea in case there is a sound velocity gradient into sinusoidal modes of an ideal waveguide is grounded. The applicability range of such decomposition is shown. Dispersion in signals of the modes presented in such a way is determined by mathematical reversal without a test source. The structure of discrete modes in a natural waveguide is determined without utilizing the bottom parameters and sound velocity’s distribution over the waveguide depth. The coefficient of the mode signal’s correlation with the measured parameters of the mode signal and a real signal, introduced into it, is shown to be 0.973. The signals from a point emitter positioned at the depth of 50 m in the frequency range of 90–280 Hz in a shallow-water sea (the Barents Sea, a 120 m depth, a 7 km distance), received by a vertical antenna array comprising 32 receivers spaced equidistantly with a 3-m step are used in the experiment. A real signal has been successfully reversed using a mathematical model.     

Determination of the vertical directivity of a short pulse transmission at individual modes in a shallow sea

A method for the numerical determination of the directivity of an antenna array is considered with delay increments much shorter than the sampling period for the input signals. The method is used for determining the vertical directivity of individual modes specified according to their travel times at each hydrophone of the array. In addition to the signal with the directivity of the third mode, a signal is observed with the directivity of the first mode, which slightly advances the signal of the third mode but arrives noticeably later than the first-mode signal. The additional signal is received only by the hydrophones positioned near the sea bottom. This fact suggests a conclusion that the additional signal is caused by the scattering of the third mode from the bottom. The experiment is performed in the Barents Sea with a depth of 120 m at distances of 8 and 17 km.     

Selection of modes by time reversal in a shallow sea

Modes of the waveguide are selected from signals of individual receivers by time reversing them with the use of the frequency response of a plane wave. The experimental distribution of the modes on the “arrival time — mode number” plane corresponds to the model of an ideal waveguide, differing in that higher modes advance lower ones in the experiment. A modification of the frequency response, which eliminates that contradiction, is proposed, the modification accounting for the dependence of the effective thickness of the waveguide on the frequency. As a result, a method of determining the distance between the sound source and receiver is proposed and tested, and the interpretation of the noise immunity of signal reception on the basis of the time reversal is presented. The experimental data are obtained in the Barents Sea, at depths of about 100 m and distances of 7, 10.5, and 12 km, with the signals in a band of 100–300 Hz.     

Isolated mode signals by angle and dispersion

The pattern of focused mode signals has been obtained by a method based on decomposing the modes of a real waveguide over the basis from the modes of a real waveguide with whole numbers and fractions. Variants of a noise-immune representation of isolated mode signals are given. The method is applicable under shallow sea conditions and has been tested on signals calculated for an ideal waveguide and a waveguide with real parameters, and it has been implemented in a full-scale experiment in the Barents Sea at distances of 7?C17 km. A 200 Hz wideband signal was initiated by an emitter in resonance with a wide band at a level of 10 dB per 20 Hz, which did not prevent the use of complex wideband signals for compression in individual modes. As a result, a dynamic range higher than 30 dB was obtained for mode signals, which makes it possible to estimate the waveguide parameters and observe weak fluctuations as waves propagate in the medium.     

Acoustic multipath arrivals in the horizontal plane due to approaching nonlinear internal waves

Simultaneous measurements of acoustic wave transmissions and a nonlinear internal wave packet approaching an along-shelf acoustic path during the Shallow Water 2006 experiment are reported. The incoming internal wave packet acts as a moving frontal layer reflecting (or refracting) sound in the horizontal plane. Received acoustic signals are filtered into acoustic normal mode arrivals. It is shown that a horizontal multipath interference is produced. This has previously been called a horizontal Lloyd's mirror. The interference between the direct path and the refracted path depends on the mode number and frequency of the acoustic signal. A mechanism for the multipath interference is shown. Preliminary modeling results of this dynamic interaction using vertical modes and horizontal parabolic equation models are in good agreement with the observed data.     

Application of a noise signal in acoustic tomography of the arctic basin

The time correlation function of a noise signal propagating in an arctic-type waveguide is considered. For a coherent signal, the time cross-correlation function is formed with the use of either the total signal, or a single selected mode, or a reference signal at one of the correlator inputs. The use of narrow-band signals is shown to be preferable, because the waveguide dispersion affects the waveguide response. It is demonstrated that, for tomographic investigations in a waveguide irregular along the path, it is expedient to correlate the signals received at two different points that are selected on the path so as to enclose the waveguide part the variability of whose parameters is the object of interest.     

Fast estimation of array gain of vertical transmit array in Pekeris waveguide

In order to estimate the sound intensity level of vertical transmit array(VTA) from that of single transducer,a fast estimation method of transmit array gain(TAG) in Pekeris waveguide is studied.At first,the average sound intensity of VTA is calculated on the basis of normal mode theory with the effective depth,and the TAG expressed by the summation of modes is derived.Then by using integral,instead of summation,of modes order,the fast estimation expression of TAG in 3/2 power field is derived along with error correction.Because only the first mode exists in effective shadow zone(ESZ),the fast estimation expression of TAG in ESZ is derived by directly simplifying the former expression.All of the fast estimation errors of computer simulations and experiment in shallow water are less than 1 dB,which can verify the validity of the fast estimation method.This fast estimation method of TAG can provide references for practical application.     

Dynamic modes of microwave signal autogeneration in a radio photonic ring generator

Dynamic modes of microwave signal autogeneration in a radio photonic generator have been investigated. The generator is a ring circuit with a low-pass filter and microwave amplifier in its microwave path. The optical path contains an optical fiber delay line. The generator demonstrates the periodical, chaotic, and noise dynamics. It has been shown that the correlation dimensionality of the random signal attractor in the chaotic generation mode saturates with increasing phase space dimensionality. Saturation is not observed in the noise-generation mode.     

Pekeris波导中垂直发射阵的阵增益快速估计

为了利用单换能器的声强级估计垂直发射阵的声强级,研究了Pekeris波导中快速估计发射阵增益的方法。首先,基于等效深度简正波理论,计算了Pekeris波导中垂直发射阵的平均声强,进而得到用模态阶数求和表示的发射阵增益的表达式。然后对模态阶数用积分代替求和,并对引入的误差进行修,得到3/2次方衰减场区发射阵增益的快速估计表达式;有效声影区声场由于只剩1阶简正模态,可直接简化得到发射阵增益的快速估计表达式,在海底参数未知时可用海深近似代替等效深度来估计有效声影区的发射阵增益。计算机仿真和海上实验得到的阵增益快速估计误差均小于1 dB,验证了快速估计方法的有效性,这一发射阵增益快速估计方法可以为工程应用提供参考。      

Sound field variations caused by intense internal waves in a shallow sea with a weak thermocline

Results of an experiment on investigating the fluctuations of a sound signal with a frequency of 295 Hz on a stationary 32-km-long acoustic path in a shallow sea are presented. Hydrological conditions on the path were characterized by the presence of a weak thermocline and a frequent occurrence of intense internal wave trains. The space-time characteristics of these internal waves were measured in detail. Experimental evidence of the repetition of the forms of internal solitons in the variations of the amplitude and phase of an acoustic signal was obtained.     

稳健声线扰动特征用于浅海小目标定位*

针对海洋环境中的信道起伏变化对基于扰动声线声压敏感核的水下小目标定位算法影响较大的问题,提出了基于稳健声线扰动特征的目标定位方法,该方法首先对海洋环境中接收声场的到达结构进行分析,提取稳态的到达成分;然后通过观测稳健声线对应的接收信号在目标穿越过程中的扰动特征提取扰动声线;最后应用扰动声线类定位方法得到水下目标的定位模糊图实现定位。在浅海港口环境中开展了蛙人穿越实验,发射信号为中心频率为22.5kHz,带宽为15kHz的线性调频信号,实验数据的处理结果表明,直达路径和一次水底反射路径受信道起伏的影响较小,通过筛选稳健声线可以将扰动声线的定位方法用于自然的海洋环境。     

Selection of modes from a shallow-water noise field by single bottom hydrophones for passive tomography purposes

The possibility of selecting modes that propagate between two spaced observation points without the use of vertical arrays and low-frequency emitters is considered. Modes are selected from the cross-correlation function of noise received by single hydrophones. It is shown that modes at frequencies near the minima of the dispersion dependences of their group velocities, where stationary phase regions are observed, make the main contribution to the noise cross-correlation function. This makes it possible to identify modes of different numbers and estimate their propagation times between hydrophones, which can be the basis for shallow-water passive mode tomography using data from single bottom hydrophones. The modes were selected based on data from a experiment carried out in the Barents Sea.     

Wave method for estimating the sound source depth in an oceanic waveguide

An experimental estimation of the sound source depth, based on measuring the amplitude ratio for neighboring wave field modes, has been performed on the Pacific shelf under the following conditions: path length about 10 km at a sea depth of about 53m; pneumatic source signal in the band of 200±10 Hz. The predictive parameters of the bottom have been reconstructed from the envelope of the signal received by a single detector. The noise immunity of the algorithm and its sensitivity to variations in the bottom parameters have been analyzed. The experimental results are found to be in good agreement with the theoretical predictions.     

Sound field structure produced by tone sources in the Kurile-Kamchatka region of the Pacific Ocean with a surface channel and wind waves

Results of the experimental studies of sound signal propagation in the continental wedge of the northwestern Pacific, near the eastern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, are presented. The signals are produced by highly stable tone sources. The experiments are carried out in winter, in the presence of a strong surface sound channel and intense wind waves, at frequencies of 100, 230, and 400 Hz, on a 1000-km-long path. The signal transmission is performed by continuously towing the sound sources at a depth of 50±5 m with a speed of 4.5–5 knots, for 115 hours. The decay of the sound field level with distance is studied as a function of the sea state and the frequency. The results of the experiments, including the sound field decay along the path, are compared with the calculations for different sea states.     

水平阵信号压缩感知用于简正波分离

针对水平阵信号简正波分离过程中常规波束形成分辨率低以及warping模态滤波不适用于复杂声信号的问题,提出水平阵信号压缩感知用于简正波分离的方法。利用压缩感知在方位估计中的高分辨特性,通过估计水平阵接收信号在频率方位角上的二维分布,分离得到各阶简正波的方位谱,并逆Fourier变换得到时域波形。仿真孔径1 km、阵元间隔10 m水平阵接收20~200 Hz伪随机声信号和脉冲声信号,所提方法分离出的各阶简正波与理论波形的相关系数在0.97~1.0。对2011年北黄海声学实验中的海底28元水平阵接收的气枪信号,在合成至1 km孔径后使用压缩感知方法分离简正波,其与warping模态滤波分离得的前5阶简正波相关系数在0.82~0.93。仿真与实验都说明了水平阵信号压缩感知简正波分离方法的有效性。      

北极水下声信号跨冰层变化分析

北极海冰阻碍了海水和空气两个空间的信息传输.为获得冰层对水下声信号跨冰层传输的影响,采用三维检波器在北冰洋中心区开展了水下声信号的跨冰层实验.利用水冰界面反射模型和自由冰层Lamb波模型,对水下声信号小角度(小于10°)入射冰层时测量数据进行分析,结果表明:(1)20 Hz～1 kHz声信号入射到光滑冰层时,某些频率声...     

一种基于单水听器的浅海水下声源被动测距方法

针对浅海波导中宽带脉冲声源的被动测距问题,本文在群延迟理论的基础上,与warping变换处理相结合,提出了一种适用于浅海波导中宽带声源的单水听器被动测距方法.利用warping变换可以实现对脉冲声源接收信号各阶简正波的分离提取,对分离后的简正波进行时频分析处理可以得到各阶简正波到达时刻和频率之间的关系,即各阶简正波的频散曲线,从而得到任意两阶简正波到达接收水听器的时延差.海底相移参数P是描述海底地声参数的一个重要参量,包含了海底地声参数信息,在海底环境参数未知而P已知的情况下,利用P和简正波水平波数之间的关系可以求得任意两阶简正波的?S_(g,mn)(群慢差).根据群延迟理论,利用得到的任意两阶简正波的时延和?S_(g,mn)可实现利用单水听器对水下声源进行被动测距.本文提出的测距方法测量简单、计算方便,具有较强的实用意义.数值仿真和海上实验数据处理结果的测距误差都在10%以内,证明了该方法的有效性.     

Spatial extension of the acoustic time reversal region

According to the data of a full-scale shallow-water experiment (in the Barents Sea, at sea depths of about 120 m), a considerable gain in the signal-to-noise ratio is obtained for an acoustic signal received from a source at a distance of 12 km when matching with the medium is performed by the signal from the same source at a distance of 10.5 km. To interpret this experimental fact, a numerical simulation is performed to determine the size of the region of signal focusing due to the time reversal of waves in an ideal waveguide with a soft bottom. It is shown that, for narrowband signals, within a distance of ±5 km along the path from the point of emission of the reversed signal, a regular interference pattern whose maxima are comparable with the principal maximum is observed throughout the whole waveguide depth. For a spectrum width from 100 to 300 Hz, only the principle maximum with an extension of about 100 m is observed at a single depth.