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132 Part A Propagation of Sound<br />

Part A 4.8<br />

the acoustical path lengths of the direct and reflected<br />

waves. These acoustical path lengths can be determined<br />

by [4.94, 95]<br />

and<br />

ξ1 =<br />

�<br />

φ<<br />

φ><br />

�<br />

θ><br />

ξ2 =<br />

θ<<br />

= ς −1 loge dφ<br />

ς sin φ = ς−1 log e<br />

� tan(φ>/2) �<br />

tan(φ/2) tan 2 �<br />

(θ0/2)/ tan(θ and < denote the corresponding<br />

parameters evaluated at z> and z< respectively, z> ≡<br />

max(zs, zr)andz< ≡ min(zs, zr).<br />

The computation of φ(z)andθ(z) requires the corresponding<br />

polar angles (φ0 and θ0)atz = 0[4.96]. Once<br />

the polar angles are determined at z = 0, φ(z) andθ(z)<br />

at other heights can be found by using Snell’s law:<br />

sin ϑ = (1 + ςz)sinϑ0 ,<br />

where ϑ = φ or θ. Substitution of these angles<br />

in<strong>to</strong> (4.48b)and(4.48c) and, in turn, in<strong>to</strong> (4.48a) makes<br />

it possible <strong>to</strong> calculate the sound field in the presence of<br />

a linear sound-velocity gradient.<br />

For downward refraction, additional rays will cause<br />

a discontinuity in the predicted sound level because of<br />

the inherent approximation used in ray tracing. It is possible<br />

<strong>to</strong> determine the critical range rc at which there are<br />

two additional ray arrivals. For ς>0, this critical range<br />

is given by:<br />

��� (ςz>)<br />

rc=<br />

2 +2ςz>+ � (ςz)<br />

+<br />

2 +2ςz> − � (ςz) 2 +2ς ′ �<br />

z>+ ς ′2<br />

z−z

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