SOUND-SPEED MEASUREMENTS NEAR THE OCEAN SURFACE
SOUND-SPEED MEASUREMENTS NEAR THE OCEAN SURFACE
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靠近海洋表面的声速测量
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发表时间:
1994
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通讯作者:
W. Melville
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作者:
É. Lamarre;W. Melville
The results of two field experiments conducted in the fall of 1992 on the measurement of sound speed near the ocean surface are reported. The measurement technique makes use of the travel time of short acoustic pulses between a transmitter and a receiver separated by 40 cm [Lamarre and Melville, J. Atmos. and Oceanic Tech. (1994)]. The instrument is capable of making simultaneous measurements of the sound speed at six depths, starting at 0.5 m, over a frequency range from 5 to 40 kHz. Time series of sound speed show dramatic fluctuations over time periods on the order of minutes or less. These are attributed to the formation of bubble plumes or the passage of bubble clouds. In two particular instances, a newly created bubble plume generated a sound‐speed reduction of 800 m/s at a depth of 0.5 m; and a bubble cloud 25‐s old generated a reduction of 400 m/s. Frequent occurrences of sound‐speed reductions greater than 100 m/s are observed during moderate wind conditions (8 m/s). The signals at various depths...