Date of Award
Spring 2007
Document Type
Legacy Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (BS)
Department
Marine Science
College
College of Science
First Advisor
P. Ansley Wren
Abstract/Description
Acoustics is a very broad field with several sub-disciplines; however, they all deal with the same basic study of sound and sound waves. Topics researched can range from musical and instrumental acoustics and how the vibrations of a stringed instrument create different frequencies of sound, to architectural acoustics in which the interaction between sound and buildings are analyzed. Bioacoustics examines how sound is used by animals such as whales, dolphins, and bats. This study is focusing on underwater acoustics; the study of how sound propagates underwater. Sound was actively applied using an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) in an attempt to measure the concentration of suspended sediment in the water column; however, the main objective was to first calibrate the ADCP so that estimations and quantifications of the suspended sediment concentration (SSC) can be accurately made.
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Recommended Citation
Smith, Joy, "Calibrating an Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) in Order to Measure Sediment Concentrations from Measured Backscatter Intensities" (2007). Honors Theses. 296.
https://digitalcommons.coastal.edu/honors-theses/296