Seismoacoustic sounding of local inhomogeneities by the method of reflected waves

The calculation relations are derived for analyzing the possibility of detecting local inhomogeneities by the method of reflected waves when conducting acoustic investigation of the ground layer. The amplitude value of the total response at the receiving antenna output is represented as a two-dimensional terrain - a function of two arguments: delay time of the back-reflected delay time pulse echo signal and the aperture center displacement during spatial scanning relative to the place of the intended target localization of the inhomogeneity. Based on a graphical representation of the total response of the receiving antenna in the form of a two-dimensional space-time terrain, the feasibility of the proposed method for detecting local inhomogeneities is demonstrated. The illustrations of the results of mathematical and numerical modeling for sensing the environment clearly show that this approach helps in obtaining information about the actual profile or nature of the horizontal spatial distribution of the anomaly...