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Sound propagation in an unstable atmospheric layer

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The equation of sound propagation in an unstable medium produced by the presence of supersaturated water vapor in it, which can appear in a hurricane area, is derived. This equation takes into account the effects of sound velocity dispersion, amplification, damping, and nonlinear effects. Some solutions to this equation are presented, illustrating the specific features of sound propagation in an unstable medium.

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  1. NOAA, ESRL/University of Colorado, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO, 80305, USA

    K. A. Naugolnykh

  2. Andreev Acoustics Institute, ul. Schvernika 4, Moscow, 117036, Russia

    S. A. Rybak

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Published in Akusticheskiĭ Zhurnal, 2007, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 477–480.

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Naugolnykh, K.A., Rybak, S.A. Sound propagation in an unstable atmospheric layer. Acoust. Phys. 53, 417–420 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063771007030153

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