Propagation of acoustic waves scattered in a lossy three-dimensional channel (Q2746321)

By studying the scattering of acoustic waves by random sound-speed fluctuations in lossless two- and three-dimensional channels, the authors include the effect of bottom loss in a three-dimensional channel. The bottom loss is included by replacing the rigid bottom condition by one allowing for loss. The authors find an asymptotic solution for the angular distribution of the scattered acoustic energy and the characteristic propagation distance at which the asymptotic solution is valid. Beyond this characteristic distance the angular distribution saturates and is no longer dependent on the propagation distance. Before the mathematical development is given, a simple physical argument is presented which shows why a saturation region is expected.