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350 Cable Survey System
DPN 402197 © TSS (International) Ltd Page 6 of 18
D.3.1.1 Speed of Sound
The altimeter uses a high accuracy timer to measure the flight time of an acoustic
pulse. The timer is accurate to 1µs, (0.74mm @1480metres/second), which is the
speed of sound, (SOS), default value, however this speed of sound value is depend-
ent on many factors and requires an accurate “VP” meter or CTD instrument to deter-
mine the exact value during the operation, (see figure D–4).
Figure D–4: Speed of Sound meter
The change in SOS is mainly due to temperature where a change of ±1ºC in sea
water temperature causes a change of approximately ± (0.0018 X SOS) metres/sec-
ond, e.g. a SOS measurement taken at 10ºC is 1480m/s but would change to
~1506.64m/s at 20ºC. Note: this is a very approximate calculation and is included
only to demonstrate the effect that temperature has on VP.
The SOS is also affected, to a lesser extent, by changes in salinity and depth. There
are many different formulae for calculating SOS; for more information consult one of
the many books on this subject for example Robert J.Urick’s “Principles of Underwa-
ter Sound”.
The Altimeter temperature reading is not used in the SOS calculation. The default
SOS is 1480m/s; if a different value is required simply apply a correction to the serial
output as follows: (SOS/1480) x Range reading.
D.3.1.2 Terminology
There are many acoustic terms associated with underwater acoustics and associated
technology; here are just some of them:
Sonar Equation: The transmitter sound source should be greater than all the
losses due to range, reflector, and sea water absorption plus the threshold value
required at the receiver. The altimeter is designed for losses over 30 metres.
Transducer: Converts electrical energy into sound or sound into electrical energy.
This is housed within the potting compound of the altimeter.
Transducer beam width: The area of sound when plotted to the half power point in
front of the transducer. This applies both to transmit and receive modes.
VP: Velocity of propagation or speed of sound
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