Scattering of the Sound by Surface and Ocean Floor Irregularities

Abstract

So far, the problems of sound propagation in the ocean have been considered on the assumption that the surface and bottom were planes. In reality, both the bottom and the free surface are statistically uneven surfaces. In general, it is impossible to solve the problem of sound wave propagation for any free surface or bottom relief—boundary value problems are set on surfaces that do not allow the integration of equations with boundary conditions.