English Dictionary

sofar channel

名詞

不可算名詞

(hydrology, physics, nautical) The depth in the oceans, usually around 750 m below the surface, where the speed of sound is the lowest, causing it to transmit sound waves generated within this channel for long distances with little attenuation by acting as a waveguide.

日本語の意味

海洋の表面下約750メートルの深さに存在する領域で、この水深のところでは音速が最も低く、波導として作用し、内部で発生した音波がほとんど減衰せずに長距離伝播する領域。

Marine biologists tracked whale calls traveling thousands of kilometers through the sofar channel, where sound becomes trapped and guided by a minimum in sound speed.

海洋生物学者たちは、音速が最も小さくなる深層の音響チャネルを通って何千キロも伝わるクジラの鳴き声を追跡した。

意味（1）

(hydrology, physics, nautical) The depth in the oceans, usually around 750 m below the surface, where the speed of sound is the lowest, causing it to transmit sound waves generated within this channel for long distances with little attenuation by acting as a waveguide.