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Sound scattering by the seafloor: Results of recent theoretical and experimental research

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The state of theoretical and experimental research in sound scattering by the seafloor is considered. Current geoacoustic models are discussed. In general, these models make it possible to consider bottom sediments as an arbitrary stratified medium having statistically irregular interfaces and random volume heterogeneities, both continuous and/or discrete. The outlook for further development and practical use of the model are analyzed with emphasis on advancing techniques for acoustic sensing of marine sediments. Results of comparisons with data of the latest large-scale experiments on sound scattering by a shallow-water seafloor are given.

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Original Russian Text © A.N. Ivakin, 2012, published in Akusticheskii Zhurnal, 2012, Vol. 58, No. 2, pp. 222–226.

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Ivakin, A.N. Sound scattering by the seafloor: Results of recent theoretical and experimental research. Acoust. Phys. 58, 187–191 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063771012020066

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