A generalized polar coordinate method for sound propagation over large-scale irregular terrain.
The polar coordinate method in You [Ph.D. thesis, The University of Mississippi (1993)] is rederived in differential form and is generalized by defining a local, continuously varying, radius of curvature. The generalization makes it possible to compute sound propagation over arbitrary large-scale terrain where the local radii of curvature are much larger than an acoustic wavelength. For a simple hill, both the original and generalized method are in good agreement with measured low-frequency propagation loss data. The generalized method is applied to more complex terrain in a numerical example. The example demonstrates the utility of the method and also shows that complex terrain can have a significant effect on low-frequency sound propagation, even when the slope angles are small.
National Center for Physical Acoustics, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, USA.
Santosh
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Parakkal
Kenneth E
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Gilbert
Xiao
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Di
Henry E
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Bass
D000162:Acoustics; D004777:Environment; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D012987:Soil; D014867:Water
D012987:Soil; D014867:Water