Jingwei YIN, Weizhe LI, Xiao HAN, et al. Characterization of acoustic propagation and channel analysis in the reliable acoustic path zone of the Zhongsha Sea area[J]. Journal of Harbin Engineering University, 2025, 46(8): 1475-1484.
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Jingwei YIN, Weizhe LI, Xiao HAN, et al. Characterization of acoustic propagation and channel analysis in the reliable acoustic path zone of the Zhongsha Sea area[J]. Journal of Harbin Engineering University, 2025, 46(8): 1475-1484. DOI: 10.11990/jheu.202506052.
Characterization of acoustic propagation and channel analysis in the reliable acoustic path zone of the Zhongsha Sea area
To establish an efficient cross-layer communication system between the ocean's near-surface and nearbottom layers
this paper systematically investigates the channel characteristics of the reliable acoustic path region under varying source depths
receiver depths
and propagation distances
based on full-depth acoustic propagation experimental data in the non-fully developed deep-sea sound channel environment of the Zhongsha region in the South China Sea. Furthermore
the underlying physical mechanisms are thoroughly analyzed. The results revealed the following: Long-distance direct sound propagation similar to that under the completely deep-sea sound channel can be realized when the sound velocity at the sound source depth has a conjugate depth near the seafloor. The channel in the RAP zone exhibits a clear split-cluster sparsity characteristic
and there is a notable difference in the time variability between different clusters. The multipath delay of the channel in the direct-arrival zone decreases with an increase in the receiving depth and the receiving distance. Moreover
experimental results showed that in the RAP zone
shallower source depths correspond to simpler channel structures. This study not only reveals the physical mechanism of cross-layer sound propagation in the noncomplete deep-sea sound channel environment but also provides an experimental basis and a theoretical reference for the design and performance optimization of the underwater acoustic communication system in the RAP zone of the Zhongsha waters.
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A method for target depth estimation in the deep ocean using a single vector sensor
Influence
of mesoscale warm eddies on sound propagation in the northeastern South China
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