ON THE ACOUSTICAL DIAGNOSTICS OF FINE-STRUCTURED INHOMOGENEITIES IN THE OCEAN

The possibilities of acoustical methods for the determination of the p arameters of fine-structured inhomogeneities are discussed on the basi s of the previously developed model of sound penetration into a shadow zone. As an example, a full-scale acoustical experiment is considered , the results of which allow one to determine the angular width of the sound scattering pattern in the range of several kilohertz and to mak e indirect conclusions concerning the structure of the inhomogeneities of the oceanic medium.