Scintillating and decorrelating signals for different propagation paths in a random medium

Randomness in the medium of propagation affects the signal received at a distance from a source resulting in amplitude and phase fluctuations as well as reduced coherence between different paths of propagation. A method is described and validated for incorporating such fluctuations and decorrelations in sound signals in a single approach. Here, simplified conditions are used of open space, with or without a single reflecting surface, assuming fluctuations as for plane waves in homogeneous and isotropic temperature turbulence. Validating results are shown for Gaussian and von Karman turbulence models and exemplifying sound clips are provided as supplementary material.