ISO 18405:2017

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ISO 18405:2017 defines terms and expressions used in the field of underwater acoustics, including natural, biological and anthropogenic (i.e. man-made) sound. It includes the generation, propagation and reception of underwater sound and its scattering, including reflection, in the underwater environment including the seabed (or sea bottom), sea surface and biological organisms. It also includes all aspects of the effects of underwater sound on the underwater environment, humans and aquatic life. The properties of underwater acoustical systems are excluded.

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Status : Published

Publication date : 2017-04
Edition : 1

Number of pages : 51
Technical Committee
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ISO/TC 43/SC 3

Underwater acoustics
ICS :

01.040.17

Metrology and measurement. Physical phenomena (Vocabularies)

17.140.01

Acoustic measurements and noise abatement in general

17.140.30

Noise emitted by means of transport