Using a Towed Array to Characterise the Underwater Acoustic Noise Radiated by the Tow-vessel
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Ships and submarines radiate sound into the water as an inevitable by-product of the mechanical energy required to propel them. For military surface vessels the characteritics of the radiated underwater sound can be a critical factor in determining the vulnerability of the vessel to detection, and consequently considerable effort is put into characterising and minimising the radiation from these vessels.
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