BS 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.


Cross References:
ANSI/ASA S1.42
IEC 60050-801
ANSI/IEEE 260.4:1996
DIN 13320
ANSI/ASA S3.20:2015
ANSI/ASA S1.1:2013
IEC 61260-1:2014
ISO 226:2003 Ed 2
ISO 80000-8:2007 Ed 1
ISO/IEC 23004-2:2007 Ed 1
ISO 80000-2:2009 Ed 1
ISO 80000-1:2009 Ed 1
ISO 80000-3:2006 Ed 1
ANSI/ASA S1.6:2016
IEC 60500:2017
ISO 13261-1:1998 (R10)
ISO 1683:2015 ED3
ISO 8253-1:2010 Ed 2
ISO/TR 25417:2007 Ed 1


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