Underwater Acoustic Research Trends with Machine Learning: General Background

Underwater acoustics is the study of all phenomena related to the occurrence, propagation, and reception of sound waves in the water medium. Because electromagnetic waves undergo a significant attenuation in water, sound waves, which have relatively low propagation loss and high propagation speed, are used for underwater communication and detection. In the field of underwater acoustics, studies are mainly conducted on underwater communications, underwater target detection, marine resources, and measurement and analysis of underwater sound sources.