Seismic, hydroacoustic, and acoustic action of underwater explosions

Results of a full-scale study of hydroacoustic, seismic, and acoustic effects of an underwater explosion of charges of a chemical high explosive are described. The study had a comprehensive character and included video filming of surface phenomena at the explosion epicenter, registration of hydroacoustic waves in water, seismic waves on the ground, and acoustic waves in air at distances of 0.08–30 km from the explosion epicenter. Parameters of these waves and the character of their decay with distance were obtained, and the wave spectra were analyzed. It is shown that the main specific feature of the wave shapes of hydroacoustic, seismic, and acoustic signals is caused by oscillations of the cavity filled by detonation products, which can be used to identify underwater explosions.