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Book Synopsis
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Unbounded homogeneous atmosphere. 3. Homogeneous atmosphere above a ground surface. 4. Atmospheric refraction. 5. Atmospheric turbulence. 6. Irregular terrain. 7. Noise barriers. A. Basic acoustic equations for a homogeneous atmosphere. B. Free field of a point source. C. Acoustic impedance. D. Reflection of sound waves. E. Basic acoustic equations for a layered refracting atmosphere. F. Generalized Fast Field Program (FFP). G. Parabolic Equation (PE) method. H. Green's Function Parabolic Equation (GFPE) method. I. Atmospheric turbulence. J. Atmospheric turbulence in the PE method. K. Analytical model for a non-refracting turbulent atmosphere. L. Ray model including caustic diffraction fields. M. Computational methods for irregular terrain. N. Wind and temperature profiles in the atmosphere. O. Sound propagation over a screen. P. The method of stationary phase. References. List of symbols. Index.
Trade Review
`This book is excellent for readers who have a fairly good background in atmospherical acoustics. Readers who have little knowledge in atmospheric acoustics will find this book to be educational and very interesting.
' Ding Lee, Journal of Computational Acoustics, 10:1Table of Contents
Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Unbounded homogeneous atmosphere. 3. Homogeneous atmosphere above a ground surface. 4. Atmospheric refraction. 5. Atmospheric turbulence. 6. Irregular terrain. 7. Noise barriers. A. Basic acoustic equations for a homogeneous atmosphere. B. Free field of a point source. C. Acoustic impedance. D. Reflection of sound waves. E. Basic acoustic equations for a layered refracting atmosphere. F. Generalized Fast Field Program (FFP). G. Parabolic Equation (PE) method. H. Green's Function Parabolic Equation (GFPE) method. I. Atmospheric turbulence. J. Atmospheric turbulence in the PE method. K. Analytical model for a non-refracting turbulent atmosphere. L. Ray model including caustic diffraction fields. M. Computational methods for irregular terrain. N. Wind and temperature profiles in the atmosphere. O. Sound propagation over a screen. P. The method of stationary phase. References. List of symbols. Index.
