Comparing Kirchhoff-approximation and boundary-element models for computing gadoid target strengths
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/2475As published
https://doi.org/10.1121/1.1458939DOI
10.1121/1.1458939Keyword
Underwater sound; Ultrasonic scattering; Backscatter; Bioacoustics; Boundary-elements methods; Acoustic intensity measurement; Acoustic field; SeawaterAbstract
To establish the validity of the boundary-element method (BEM) for modeling scattering by swimbladder-bearing fish, the BEM is exercised in several ways. In a computation of backscattering by a 50-mm-diam spherical void in sea water at the four frequencies 38.1, 49.6, 68.4, and 120.4 kHz, agreement with the analytical solution is excellent. In computations of target strength as a function of tilt angle for each of 15 surface-adapted gadoids for which the swimbladders were earlier mapped, BEM results are in close agreement with Kirchhoff-approximation-model results at each of the same four frequencies. When averaged with respect to various tilt angle distributions and combined by regression analysis, the two models yield similar results. Comparisons with corresponding values derived from measured target strength functions of the same 15 gadoid specimens are fair, especially for the tilt angle distribution with the greatest standard deviation, namely 16°.
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