Wave Interactions As a Seismo-acoustic Source [Paperback]

This book gives a comprehensive, theoretical account of the wave-wave interaction process responsible for high acoustic noise levels, including: a geometric description of the interaction mechanism, which provides the basis for a full-wave analysis of the source process, the inclusion of both the monogeneous and inhomogeneous components of the wave-induced pressure field in the analytical description of the source, an examination of the relative contributions of the sum and difference-frequency components of the wave interaction process, the removal of the deep-water assumption of earlier analyses, and the development of an exact analytical expression which allows the source function of the wave-induced pressure field to be calculated over the whole frequency-wave number domain.A review of earlier theoretical analyses.- The perturbation procedure.- An exact expression for the homogenous component.- Generalised solution of the potetial field.- The generalised source spectrum.- Properties of the wave-induced pressure field.- The seismic response.- Summary.The book will be of interest to those involved in the study of the ocean and seismic fields at very low frequencies and in the application of the wave-induced noise field as a source in inversion studies of seabed properties. Many examples are provided to aid in the interpretation of field data.Springer Book ArchivesDE