This work describes the results of processing experimental data during synchronous registration of the crust deformations and oscillations of atmospheric and hydrospheric pressures. It was found that internal marine waves with a frequency range from 5 to 20 min are mainly generated by atmospheric disturbances, whose variations are absolutely identical to those of hydrospheric pressure in the shelf zone of the Sea of Japan.
A radiating hydroacoustic system intended to generate harmonic and phase-shifted hydroacoustic signals in the frequency band of 1 Hz with a center frequency in the range of 19−26 Hz is described. The maximum change in the radiator volume may be as large as 0.0123 m3, which corresponds to a radiated acoustic power of 1000 W at a frequency of 20 Hz in the boundless water space. The prospects of using the system for carrying out research are demonstrated via the results of its testing on the shelf of the Sea of Japan.
23 July 2009 in Journal of Marine Science and Technology