Effect of expanding low-salinity water in the East China Sea on underwater sound propagation

Bum-Jun Kil

doi:10.7776/ASK.2023.42.1.016

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Effect of expanding low-salinity water in the East China Sea on underwater sound propagation 동중국해 저염분수의 확장이 수중 음파 전달에 미치는 영향

31 January 2023. pp. 16-24

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Abstract

The salinity of sea water is known as a less influencing variable in the calculation of the sound speed of the sea water. This study investigated how the low salinity of sea water affects the vertical structure of the sound speed near the mouth of the Yangtze(Changjiang) River when the diluted fresh water extends toward the East China Sea in the summer. As a result of comparing two types of sound speeds considered measured and fixed salinity, sound speeds appeared distinguishable when the halocline formed steeper than the thermocline due to Yangtze-River Diluted Water(YRDW). In addition, unlikely with fixed salinity conditions, when measured salinity was considered, an underwater sound channel appeared in the middle of the thermocline of which the source depth is located. Accordingly, considering the salinity, this study suggests using Expendable Conductivity Temperature Depth (XCTD) and Expendable Sound Velocimeter (XSV) rather than Expandable Bathy Thermograph (XBT) when calculating sound speed because of the strong halocline due to YRDW in the summer.

Keywords

Salinity of sea water

Yangtze-River Diluted Water (YRDW)

Halocline

Underwater sound channel

해수의 염분은 수중 음속 산출에 있어 영향을 적게 미치는 변수로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 여름철 양쯔강(장강) 희석수가 동중국해로 확장하는 과정에서 양쯔강 하구 인근 해수의 저염분이 음속의 수직구조에 어떻게 영향을 미치는지를 파악하였다. 음속 산출에 활용된 염분을 관측치와 고정값으로 구분 후 각각의 음속을 비교한 결과, 양쯔강 희석수의 영향으로 염분약층이 수온약층보다 강하게 형성되는 경우 음속이 상이하게 나타났다. 또한, 음원을 수온약층의 중간 심도에 위치하여 음선경로를 추적한 결과 염분약층이 강한 경우 고정된 염분으로 계산된 음속에서는 확인되지 않는 수중음파통로가 나타났다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 본 연구는 여름철 저염분수에 의한 강한 염분약층이 형성된 조건에서 음속 산출 시 Expandable Bathy Thermograph(XBT)보다는 실제 염분이 고려된 관측기기인 Expendable Conductivity Temperature Depth(XCTD)와 Expendable Sound Velocimeter(XSV)의 활용이 중요함을 제시한다.

키워드

해수의 염분

양쯔강(장강) 희석수

염분약층

수중음파통로

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Publisher :The Acoustical Society of Korea
Publisher(Ko) :한국음향학회
Journal Title :The Journal of the Acoustical Society of Korea
Journal Title(Ko) :한국음향학회지
Volume : 42
No :1
Pages :16-24
Received Date : 2022-11-04
Revised Date : 2022-11-29
Accepted Date : 2022-12-01
DOI :https://doi.org/10.7776/ASK.2023.42.1.016

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of KoreaISSN:1225-4428(Print) 2287-3775(Online)한국음향학회

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