An Introduction to Underwater Acoustics by Xavier Lurton

An Introduction to Underwater Acoustics by Xavier Lurton

The development of underwater acoustics.- Underwater acoustic wave propagation.- Reflection, backscattering and target strength.- Noise and signal fluctuations.- Transducers and array processing.- Sonar signal processing - principles and performance.- Water column applications.- Seafloor-mapping sonar systems.- Sub-bottom investigation.- Marine Animal Acoustics.- Conclusion.

From the reviews:

"Presented in a clear and concise way as an introductory text and practical handbook, the book provides the basic physical phenomena governing underwater acoustical waves, propagation, reflection, target backscattering and noise… It provides an overview of today’s applications, presenting the working principles of the various systems." (Oceanis, Vol. 27 (3-4), 2003)

"This book is a general survey of Underwater Acoustics, intended to make the subject ‘as easily accessible as possible, with a clear emphasis on applications.’ In this the author has succeeded, with a wide variety of subjects presented with minimal derivation … . There is an emphasis on technology and on intuitive physical explanation … ." (Darrell R. Jackson, Journal of the Acoustic Society of America, Vol. 115 (2), February, 2004)

"This is an exciting new scientific publication. It is timely and welcome … . Furthermore, it is up to date and readable. It is well researched, excellently published and ranks with earlier books in this discipline … . Many persons in the marine science field including acousticians, hydrographers, oceanographers, fisheries scientists, engineers, educators, students … and equipment manufacturers will benefit greatly by reading all or part of this text. The author is to be congratulated on his fine contribution … ." (Stephen B. MacPhee, International Hydrographic Review, Vol. 4 (2), 2003)

From the reviews of the second edition:

“This textbook is a good overview of most of the aspects of underwater acoustics. … it also includes a comprehensive list of references for those who want to delve deeper into any of the underwater acoustic topics. Overall the book is a good first textbook and first reference. It can be an effective textbook for an underwater acoustics elective course and will make a good reference for engineers who occasionally have to answer question or deal withissues related to underwater acoustics.” (J. M. Cuschieri, Noise Control Engineering Journal, Vol. 59 (1), January-February, 2011)

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ISBN 13	9783540784807
ISBN 10	3540784802
Title	An Introduction to Underwater Acoustics
Author	Xavier Lurton
Series	Springer Praxis Books
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Year published	2010-09-05
Number of pages	680
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