Description
Book Synopsis
Computational Ocean Acoustics presents state-of-the-art numerical techniques to solve the wave equation in heterogeneous fluid-solid media. Thoroughly revised, this volume completely updates the material in the first edition and includes new models based on current research.
Trade Review
From the reviews of the second edition: "Book concisely sums up the progress made in computational ocean acoustics over the last thirty years, emphasizing the latest modern numerical techniques for solving the wave equation in heterogeneous fluid-solid media. The authors discuss in detail various computational schemes, highlighting the importance of theoretical foundations that lead directly to numerical implementations for real ocean environments. The book provides various numerical methods and theoretical foundations for solving wave equations in 2D and even 3D varying environments that the reader may find useful as a reference tool." (Qian Zuwen, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1234, 2012)
Table of Contents
Series Preface.- Preface to the Second Edition.- Preface to the First Edition.- Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics.- Wave Propagation Theory.- Ray Methods.- Wavenumber Integration Techniques.- Normal Modes.- Parabolic Equations.- Finite Differences and Finite Elements.- Broadband Modeling.- Ambient Noise.- Signals in Noise.- Name Index.- Subject Index.
