These are my favorite acoustics- and signal processing-related textbooks. ATI’s instructors have found the following books useful in the field of acoustics. We have provided recommendations for books that we recommend for purchase for a personal library for the professional working in underwater acoustics (7 books), signal processing (2 books) or commercial in-air acoustics, noise and vibration (4 books). We have also included a complete listing of published books that we are familiar with from our work. This is a first listing developed with library research and after consultation with ATI’s instructors. There are likely gaps in coverage and we may have inadvertently omitted some texts that should be included. We solicit your additions, comments and suggestions via Email to ATIcourses@aol.com . ATI provides several of these textbooks as part of the materials for our courses. Several of the authors are ATI instructors who are known as the authority in the field. Call if you need information about the texts used in our courses. We are planning to work with Peninsula Publishing and other publishers to develop and support a one-stop shop for purchasing acoustics, underwater acoustics, radar and signal processing books (including some that are currently out of print) with a discount for purchasing a package of several titles at one time. Let us know if you think that would be useful to you. You may subscribe to our free bimonthly newsletter covering in-air and underwater acoustics by sending an Email to ATI@ATIcourses.com stating “Subscribe acoustic news digest”. We will also publish book reviews and acoustic news to help you stay up-to-date with current happenings. Jim Jenkins — ATIcourses Technical Director

ATIcourses Recommended Personal Library for Underwater Acoustics

Author: Thaddeus G. Bell
Title:  Probing the Ocean for Submarines
ISBN: 978-0932146267
Publication info: Peninsula Publishing (May 4, 2011)
Subject: The AN/SQS-26 long-range, echo-ranging sonar surpassed predecessor production sonars by adding an over-the-horizon detection capability and exploiting the surface duct, bottom bounce, and convergence zone sound propagation paths from a hull-mounted sonar on a surface ship to a submarine target. This history of the AN/SQS-26 program details the nature of the technical problems encountered and the solutions found to address them, as well as the influence of international events on the objectives and support of the program. The critical contributions made by numerous personnel and organizations to the development program are documented, and the arc of the AN/SQS-26 program’s success is traced from early concept formulation through full-scale experimentation and development to operational evaluation and full deployment in the Fleet. The AN/SQS-26 served as the antisubmarine warfare (ASW) sonar on U.S. destroyers and cruisers for decades, and this versatile sonar became a key factor in the U.S. Navy’s quest for ASW superiority in the Cold War era. The first edition was published by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, RI, in 2003. This edition makes the historical material in the book available for use by academia, research laboratories, and fleet units interested in ASW and the principles of sonar.


Author: Alan Winder, Charles J Loda
Title: Space-Time Information Processing
ISBN: 978-0932146045
Publication info: Peninsula Publishing (January 21, 2016)
Subject: Today, in these times where we use fast Fourier transforms and digital filtering in so many applications and myriad uses, it is all too easy to overlook basic limitations placed on information processing. Many of these limitations are nuanced and easy to be unaware of, especially for the newcomer to signal processing arena. Space-Time Information Processing examines these limitations, guiding engineers and analysts away from the hidden pitfalls of misinterpreted data and analysis. Robert Otnes, distinguished consultant in the field of signal processing, wrote in the preface to this book: “There is a wealth of material in Space-Time Information Processing and anyone doing signal processing or data analysis will benefit from its use as a reference tool. It is a great source for basics and nuances that should have been taught in school but somehow never came up. As an author and consultant in the field of signal processing, I must confess that in only the first twenty minutes of reading, I found two gems of information that were of significant help to me.” Space-Time Information Processing is a truly comprehensive and readable reference work that addresses the fundamentals of signal processing. It concisely draws together theory and practice common to space-time information processing for sonar, radar, communications, optics, and radio astronomy systems. This volume provides guidelines for the analytical and actual measurement aspects of multi-dimensional processing. Included in the book are the Fourier transform; statistical analysis; correlation and spectral analysis; spatial and temporal limitations; orthogonality and integral transforms; linear spatial systems; optimal filtering; and interpretation of results. The authors, Alan Winder and Charles J. Loda, were influential scientists in the application of advanced signal processing for signal detection in underwater acoustics in Navy problems. Loda’s distinguished career included work with the New London Underwater Sound Laboratory, Office of Naval Research, the EDO Corporation and the Institute for Defense Analysis. Dr. Loda pioneered work in reduction of self-noise array elements, adaptive beam forming and space-time processing.

Author: Atherton, Mark M.
Title:  Echoes and Images, The Encyclopedia of Side-Scan and Scanning Sonar Operations
ISBN: 978-0-9869034-0-3
Publication info: OysterInk Publications, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Subject: Side-Scan and Scanning Sonar Operations

Comments: This book is a how-to guide for side-scan and scanning sonar operations. At its finish, you will know what these instruments are capable of locating and imaging – and what cannot be resolved by this equipment.
The text is divided into application-specific chapters detailing how to best approach and complete underwater search, survey and visualization programs. It demonstrates, step-by-step, how to produce the best possible side-scan and scanning sonar data that conditions allow.

Author: Urick, Robert J.
Title:  Principles of underwater sound Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN: 0070660875
Publication info: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1983. (Peninsula Publishing)
Physical description: xiii, 423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

 


Author: Burdic, William S.
Title:  Underwater acoustic system analysis Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN: 0139476075
Publication info: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1991.
Physical description: xiii, 466 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.

 


Author: Urick, Robert J.
Title:  Sound propagation in the sea 
Publication info: Los Altos, Calif.: Peninsula, c1982.
ISBN: 0932146082
Physical description: 226 p. in various pagings : ill. ; 27 cm.

 


Author: Etter, Paul C.
Title:  Underwater acoustic modeling : principles, techniques and applications Edition: 2nd edition
ISBN: 0419201904
Publication info: London : New York : E &FN Spon, 1996.
Physical description: xiv, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.


Author: Kinsler, Lawrence E.
Author: Frey, Austin R.
Title:  Fundamentals of acoustics Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN: 0471097438
Publication info: New York : Wiley, c1982.
Physical description: xvi, 480 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. General note: Includes index.

 

 

 


Author: Medwin, Herman,
Title:  Fundamentals of acoustical oceanography 
Publication info: Boston : Academic Press, c1998.
ISBN: 012487570X
Physical description: xx, 712 p. : ill.

 


Author: Ross, Donald,
Title:  Mechanics of underwater noise 
Publication info: New York : Pergamon Press, c1976.
ISBN: 0080211828. 008021181X pbk.
Physical description: xiv, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

 


ATIcourses Recommended Personal Library for In-Air Acoustics, Noise and Vibration

Author: Beranek, Leo Leroy,
Author: Ver, I. L. (Istvan L.),
Title:  Noise and vibration control engineering : principles and applications 
Publication info: New York : Wiley, c1992.
ISBN: 0471617512
Physical description: x, 804 p.: ill. ; 25 cm.

 

 


Author: Malcolm J.Crocker
Title:  Handbook of Acoustics Hardcover – 1488 pages 1 edition (1998) John Wiley & Sons;
ISBN: 047125293X

 


Author: Harris, Cyril M.,
Title:  Handbook of acoustical measurements and noise control Edition: 3rd edition 
Publication info: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991
ISBN: 0070268681.
Physical description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 24 cm.

 

 


Author: Kinsler, Lawrence E.
Author: Frey, Austin R.
Title:  Fundamentals of acoustics Edition: 3rd edition
ISBN: 0471097438
Publication info: New York : Wiley, c1982.
Physical description: xvi, 480 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

 

 

 


ATIcourses Recommended Personal Library for Signal Processing

Author: Kay, Steven M.
Title:  Fundamentals of Statistical Signal Processing (Volumes I and II) 
Publication info: New Jersey : Prentice Hall, 1993
ISBN: 0133457117 (Volume I)
ISBN: 013504135x (Volume II)
Physical description: x, 560 p.

 


Extended List of Textbooks Related to Acoustics and Underwater Acoustics 

Author: Albers, Vernon Martin,
Title:  Underwater sound 
Publication info: Stroudsburg, Pa., Dowden, Hutchinson & Ross [1972]
ISBN: 0879330066
Physical description: xii, 468 p. illus. 27 cm.


Author: Albers, Vernon Martin,
Title:  Underwater acoustics handbook … 
Publication info: Pennsylvania State University Press [c1960]
ISBN:
Physical description: 290 p. illus. 24 cm.


Author: Albers, Vernon Martin,
Title:  Underwater acoustics instrumentation 
Publication info: Pittsburgh, Instrument Society of America [1969]
ISBN:
Physical description: x, 89 p. illus. 23 cm.


Author: Belderson, R. H.
Title:  Sonographs of the sea floor; a picture atlas 
Publication info: Amsterdam, New York; Elsevier Pub. Co., 1972.
ISBN: 044440984X
Physical description: 185 p. illus. (part col.) 30 cm.

 

 


Author: Bobber, Robert J.,
Title:  Underwater electroacoustic measurements 
Publication info: Washington, Naval Research Laboratory; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1970.
Physical description: vii, 333 p. illus. 24 cm.

 


Author: Burdic, William S.
Title:  Underwater acoustic system analysis Edition: 2nd edition 
Publication info: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1991.
ISBN: 0139476075
Physical description: xiii, 466 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

 


Author: Boyles, C. Allan (Charles Allan),
Title:  Acoustic waveguides : applications to oceanic science 
Publication info: New York : Wiley, c1984.
Physical description: xii, 321 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0471887714

 

 

 


Author: Brekhovskikh, L. M. (Leonid Maksimovich).
Title:  Fundamentals of ocean acoustics Edition: 2nd edition 
Publication info: Berlin ; New York : Springer-Verlag, c1991.
Physical description: xii, 270 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0387529764 (New York)


Author: Camp, Leon,
Title:  Underwater acoustics 
Publication info: New York, Wiley-Interscience [1970]
Physical description: xi, 308 p. illus. 24 cm.
ISBN: 471131504


Author: Caruthers, Jerald W.
Title:  Fundamentals of marine acoustics 
Publication info: Amsterdam ; New York : Elsevier Scientific Pub. Co. ; New York : distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier North-Holland, 1977.
Physical description: ix, 153 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
ISBN: 0444415521


Author: Clay, Clarence S. (Clarence Samuel),
Title:  Acoustical oceanography : principles and applications 
Publication info: New York : Wiley, c1977.
Physical description: xviii, 544 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0471160415.”

 

 


Author: Coates, R. F. W. (Rodney F. W.)
Title:  Underwater acoustic systems 
Publication info: New York : Halsted Press, 1989.
Physical description: x, 188 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0470215445


Author: Cox, Albert W.
Title:  Sonar and underwater sound 
Publication info: Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books, [1974]
Physical description: xx, 144 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0669959359

 

 


Author: Edgerton, Harold Eugene,
Title:  Sonar images 
Publication info: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1986.
Physical description: viii, 296 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0138226512
ISBN: 013822644X (pbk.)


Author: Etter, Paul C.
Title:  Underwater acoustic modeling : principles, techniques and applications, 2nd edition
ISBN: 0419201904
Publication info: London : New York : E &FN Spon, 1996.
Physical description: xiv, 344 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.


Author: Etter, Paul C.
Title:  Underwater Acoustic Modeling and Simulation, 3rd Edition.
ISBN-13: 9780419262206
Publication Info: London ; New York : Spon Press, 2003.
Physical description: xx, 424 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.


Author: Frisk, George V.
Title:  Ocean and Seabed Acoustics : A Theory of Wave Propagation Paperback
Publication info: 500 pages Facsimile edition (January 1994) Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0136301126

Author: Hassab, Joseph C.,
Title:  Underwater signal and data processing 
Publication info: Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 1989.
Physical description: 357 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0849368006

 


Author: Horton, C. W.,
Title:  Signal processing of underwater acoustic waves 
Publication info: [Washington, For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1969.
Physical description: viii, 276 p. illus. 24 cm.

 

 

Title:  Computional ocean acoustics
Author: Jensen, Finn Bruun.
Publication info: Woodbury, NY : American Institute of Physics, 1993.
Physical description: xvi, 612 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1563962098


Title:  Fundamentals of acoustics
Author: Kinsler, Lawrence E. Edition: 3rd edition
Publication info: New York : Wiley, c1982.
Physical description: xvi, 480 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0471097438

 

 

 


Conference Author: NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Sea Surface Sound,Natural Mechanisms of Surface Generated Noise in the Ocean (1987 : Lerici, Italy)
Author: Kerman, B. R. (Bryan R.)
Title:  Sea surface sound : natural mechanisms of surface generated noise in the ocean
Publication info: Dordrecht ; Boston : Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1988.
Physical description: x, 639 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9027727619

 

 


Conference Author: NATO Conference on Bottom-Interacting Ocean Acoustics (1980 : La Spezia, Italy)
Author: Kuperman, William A.,
Author: Jensen, Finn Brunn.
Title:  Bottom-interacting ocean acoustics
Publication info: New York : Published in cooperation with NATO Scientific Affairs Division by Plenum Press, c1980.
Physical description: xi, 717 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0306406241

 


Author: Mazel, Charles
Title:  Side scan sonar training manual
Publication info: Salem, N.H. : Klein Associates, Inc., 1985.

 


Author: Medwin, Herman,
Title:  Fundamentals of acoustical oceanography
Publication info: Boston : Academic Press, c1998.
Physical description: xx, 712 p. : ill.
ISBN: 012487570X
  1. The Realm of Acoustical Oceanography: Theory and Applications of Ocean Acoustics 1
  2. Sound Propagation 17
  3. Transmissions along Ray Paths 70
  4. Sources and Receivers 127
  5. High Intensities 153
  6. Processing of Ocean Sounds 183
  7. Sound Scattered by a Body 234
  8. Bubbles 287
  9. Biomass Echoes, Reverberation, and Scattering Models 348
  10. Sonar Systems: Measurements and Inversions 405
  11. Waveguides: Plane Layers and Wedges 468
  12. Scattering at Elements of a Rough Surface 541
  13. Scattering and Transmission at Statistically Rough Surfaces 577
  14. Mapping the Sea Floor 640
      • Subject: Underwater acoustics
      • Subject: Seawater – Acoustic properties
      Subject: Oceanography

Author: Nielsen, Richard O.
Title:  Sonar signal processing
Publication info: Boston : Artech House, 1991.
Physical description: xii, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0890064539

 


Author: Officer, Charles B.
Title:  Introduction to the theory of sound transmission, with application to the ocean.
Publication info: New York, McGraw-Hill, 1958.
Physical description: 284 p. illus. 24 cm.

 


Author: Robinson, Allan R.
Author: Lee, Ding,
Title:  Oceanography and acoustics : prediction and propagation models
Publication info: New York : American Institute of Physics, c1994.
Physical description: xvii, 257 p., [12] p. of plates : ill.
ISBN: 1563962039

 

 

 


Author: Ross, Donald,
Title:  Mechanics of underwater noise
Publication info: New York : Pergamon Press, c1976.
Physical description: xiv, 375 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0080211828. 008021181X pbk.

 


Author: Stephens, R. W. B. (Raymond William Barrow)
Title:  Underwater acoustics
Publication info: London, New York, Wiley-Interscience, 1970.
Physical description: vii, 269 p. illus. 24 cm.
ISBN: 0471822043


Conference Author: Symposium on Marine Bio-acoustics (2nd : 1966 : American Museum of Natural History)
Author: Tavolga, William N.,
Title:  Marine bio-acoustics; proceedings.
Publication info: Oxford, New York, Symposium Publications Division, Pergamon Press [1967]
Physical description: xix, 353 p. illus. 24 cm.

 

 

 


Author: Tolstoy, Alexandra, Dr.
Title:  Matched field processing for underwater acoustics
Publication info: Singapore ; River Edge, N.J. : World Scientific,c1993.
Physical description: xiv, 212 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 9810210590

 


Author: Tolstoy, Ivan,
Title:  Ocean acoustics; theory and experiment in underwater sound
Publication info: New York, McGraw-Hill [1966]
Physical description: x, 293 p. illus. 23 cm.

 


Corporate Author: Research Analysis Group.
Title:  Physics of sound in the sea
Publication info: Washington, Dept. of the Navy, Headquarters Naval Material Command; [for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off.] 1969.
Physical description: x, 566 p. illus. 28 cm.
ISBN: 0070660875

 


Author: Skelton, E. A. (Elizabeth A.)
Title:  Theoretical acoustics of underwater
Publication info: London : Imperial College Press ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c1997.
Physical description: xiii, 446 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 1860940854

 

 


Author: Stefanick, Tom.
Title:  Strategic antisubmarine warfare and naval strategy
Publication info: Lexington, Mass. : Lexington Books, c1987. (Peninsula Publishing)
Physical description: xxiv, 390 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0669140155

 

 


Author: Tucker, D. G. (David Gorda)
Title:  Applied underwater acoustics Edition: 1st edition
Publication info: Oxford, New York [etc.] Pergamon [1966]
Physical description: xvi, 244 p. 4 plates, tables, diagrs. 20 cm.


Author: Urick, Robert J.
Title:  Ambient noise in the sea
Publication info: Washington, D.C. : Undersea Warfare Technology Office, Naval Sea Systems Command, Dept. of the Navy, 1984. (Peninsula Publishing)
Physical description: 1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 28 cm.
ISBN:

 


Author: Urick, Robert J.
Title:  Sound propagation in the sea
Publication info: Los Altos, Calif. : Peninsula Publishing, c1982.
Physical description: 226 p. in various pagings : ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 0932146082

 


Author: Urick, Robert J.
Title:  Principles of underwater sound Edition: 3rd edition
Publication info: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1983. (Peninsula Publishing)
Physical description: xiii, 423 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.


Author: Wilson, Oscar Bryan
Title:  Introduction to the theory and design of sonar transducers
Publication info: Peninsula Publishing 1985
ISBN:
Physical description: 202 p.

 

 


Author: Ziomek, Lawrence J.
Title:  Fundamentals of acoustic field theory and space-time signal processing
Publication info: Boca Raton : CRC Press, c1995.
Physical description: xiii, 692 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0849394554

 

 

 


Author: Ziomek, Lawrence J.
Title:  Underwater acoustics : a linear systems theory approach 
Publication info: Orlando : Academic Press, 1985.
Physical description: xi, 290 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0127817204

 

 

 


Author: Thomas D. Rossing and Neville H. Fletcher
Title:  Principles of Vibration and Sound (2nd Edition)
Publication info: Springer-Verlag (2004)
ISBN: 0-387-40556-9

Author: Moser, Michael
Title:  Engineering Acoustics (An Introduction to Noise Control)
Publication info:Springer-Verlag (2004)
ISBN: 3-540-20236-6

Author: Kuttruff, Heinrich
Title:  Acoustics: An Introduction
Publication info:Taylor & Francis (2006)

ISBN: 0-415-38680-2

Author: Raichel, Daniel R.
Title:  The Science and Applications of Acoustics (2nd Edition)
Publication info:Springer-Verlag (2006)
ISBN:0-387-26062-5

Author: Wilson, Charles E.
Title:  Noise Control (Revised Edition)
Publication info:Robert Krieger Publishing (2006)
ISBN: 1-575-24237-0

Author: Kinsler, L.E., Frey, A.R., Coppens, A.B. & Sanders, J.F.
Title:  Fundamentals of Acoustics (4th Edition)
Publication info:John Wiley and Sons (2000)
ISBN: 9789471847892

 Noise and Vibration Textbooks

Author: Beranek, Leo Leroy,
Title:  Noise and vibration control
Publication info: New York, McGraw-Hill [1971]
Physical description: x,650 p. illus. 24 cm.
ISBN: 007004841X

 


Author: Beranek, Leo Leroy,
Author: Ver, I. L. (Istvan L.),
Title:  Noise and vibration control engineering : principles and applications
Publication info: New York : Wiley, c1992.
Physical description:x, 804 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 0471617512

 

 


Author: Crocker,Malcolm J.
Title:  Handbook of Acoustics Hardcover
Publication info:John Wiley & Sons; – 1488 pages 1 edition (1998)
ISBN: 047125293X

 


Author: Filippi, Paul D.
Title: Acoustics : Basic Physics, Theory and Methods 
Publication info:Academic Pr; Hardcover – 336 pages (October 1998)
ISBN: 0122561902

Author: Harris, Cyril M.,
Title:  Handbook of acoustical measurements and noise control Edition: 3rd edition
Publication info: New York : McGraw-Hill, c1991.
Physical description:1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0070268681

 

 


Author: Lyon, Richard H.
Title:  Random noise and vibration in space vehicles 
Publication info: [Alexandria,Va.] Shock and Vibration Information Center, U.S. Dept. of Defense: for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. Govt. Print. Off., Washington, 1967.
Physical description: v, 68 p. illus. 24 cm.

 


Author: Norton, M. P. (Michael Peter),
Title:  Fundamentals of noise and vibration analysis for engineers 
Publication info: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1989.
Physical description: xix, 619 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 0521341485
ISBN: 0521349419 (pbk.)

 


Author: Smith, James D. (James Derek),
Title:  Gears and their vibration : a basic approach to understanding gear noise 
Publication info: New York : M. Dekker ; London : Macmillan Press, c1983. br>Physical description: viii, 170 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 0824717597

 


Author: Stephens, R. W. B. (Raymond William Barrow)
Title:  Acoustics and vibration progress
Publication info: London,Chapman and Hall; New York, Wiley [1974-
Physical description:v. illus. 24 cm.
ISBN: 0470822031

 

 


Author: I.L.Ver and L.L. Beranek, eds.
Title:  Noise and Vibration Control Engineering, 2nd Edition 
Publication info: Wiley, 2006

Author: Cremer, L., Heckl, M. & Ungar, E.E.
Title:  Structure-Borne Sound, 2nd Edition 
Publication info: Springer-Verlag, 1988

Author: Rivin, E.I.
Title:  Passive Vibration Isolation
Publication info: ASME Press, 2003

Author: Mead, D.J.
Title:  Passive Vibration Control
Publication info: Wiley, 1988

Author: Thomson, W.T.
Title:  Theory of Vibration with Applications, 2nd Edition
Publication info: Prentiss Hall, 1981