Optimum frequencies for noise‐limited active sonar detection

The curves of optimum frequencies versus maximum range for active sonar detection under specific sets of assumptions are presented for the more recent expressions for attenuation given by Lovett [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 58, 620–625 (1975)] for the eastern North Pacific and Thorp [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 42,...

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Published in:The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
Main Authors: Stewart, James L., Westerfield, Everett C., Brandon, Marshall K.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Institute of Physics 1981
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Online Access:https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/44116/
https://oceanrep.geomar.de/id/eprint/44116/1/Stewart.pdf
https://doi.org/10.1121/1.387148
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Summary:The curves of optimum frequencies versus maximum range for active sonar detection under specific sets of assumptions are presented for the more recent expressions for attenuation given by Lovett [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 58, 620–625 (1975)] for the eastern North Pacific and Thorp [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 42, 270 (1967)] for the western North Atlantic as corrected at low frequencies by Kibblewhite et al. [J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 60, 1040–1047 (1976)].