Acoustic backscattering from a wind-driven water surface

Authors

R. A. Pruitt, Plsysics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
S. W. Marshall, Plsysics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado
R. R. Goodman, Plsysics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado

Abstract

This paper reports an attempt to measure the asymmetry of wind-generated water waves by using acoustical methods. A 40-foot wind-tunnel water flume provided a controlled water surface that was insonified from above at 162 kHz with pulses 30 µsec in duration (5 cycles). The scattered-pressure amplitude pulses were analyzed statistically as a function of the shear stress produced at the water surface by the wind....

Recommended Citation

Pruitt, R. A., S. W. Marshall, and R. R. Goodman. 1969. "Acoustic backscattering from a wind-driven water surface." Journal of Marine Research 27, (1). https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/journal_of_marine_research/1142