ISO 18405
Underwater acoustics - Terminology
Organization: | ISO |
Publication Date: | 1 April 2017 |
Status: | active |
Page Count: | 60 |
ICS Code (Metrology and measurement. Physical phenomena (Vocabularies)): | 01.040.17 |
ICS Code (Noise emitted by means of transport): | 17.140.30 |
ICS Code (Acoustic measurements and noise abatement in general): | 17.140.01 |
scope:
This document defines terms and expressions used in the field of underwater acoustics, including natural, biological and anthropogenic (i.e. man-made) sound. It includes the generation, propagation and reception of underwater sound and its scattering, including reflection, in the underwater environment including the seabed (or sea bottom), sea surface and biological organisms. It also includes all aspects of the effects of underwater sound on the underwater environment, humans and aquatic life. The properties of underwater acoustical systems are excluded
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