Modeling of the acoustic reverberation special research program deep ocean seafloor scattering experiments using a hybrid wave propagation simulation technique

Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 3085-3101

  Robertsson, Johan O A ^a,b   Levander, Alan ^a   Holliger, Klaus ^a,b  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE; BOTTOM SCATTERING; DEEP OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; HYBRID WAVE PROPAGATION; SCATTERING; SEA FLOOR; SIMULATION; SOUND WAVES; WAVE PROPAGATION;

EID: 0029774468     PISSN: 21699313     EISSN: 21699356     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jb02881     Document Type: Article

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