The estimation of the linear sound speed profiles under general meteorological conditions

Auteurs-es

  • A. L'Esperance Dept. of Mech. Eng., Sherbrooke Univ., Que., Canada

Mots-clés :

acoustic wave velocity, atmospheric acoustics, outdoor sound propagation, refraction, sound pressure, sound speed profile, meteorological conditions, heuristic acoustical model

Résumé

In the case of medium and long ranges outdoor sound propagation, refraction due to temperature and wind gradients may increase (or decrease) the sound pressure due to a point source. To fulfill the needs of practical outdoor sound propagation studies, it appears to be necessary to predict the sound speed profile (SSP) according to general meteorological informations. The paper describes a practical method to estimate the sound speed profiles (SSP) under general meteorological conditions. The paper presents a method to estimate the corresponding linear SSP that can be incorporated in the heuristic acoustical model for outdoor sound propagation. Finally, the paper gives comparisons between experimental and theoretical results

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Publié-e

1994-09-01

Comment citer

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L’Esperance A. The estimation of the linear sound speed profiles under general meteorological conditions. Canadian Acoustics [Internet]. 1 sept. 1994 [cité 13 mai 2026];22(3):125-6. Disponible à: https://jcaa.caa-aca.ca/index.php/jcaa/article/view/881

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Actes du congrès de la Semaine canadienne d'acoustique