Is there a sound barrier under water and are the effects the same as in air

Subject: Is there a sound barrier under water and are the effects the same as in air

Date: Mon Jan 31 21:35:02 2000
Posted by Keith Lund
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Area of science: Physics
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I understand that sound travels different speeds at different altitudes, 
so I'm assuming it does at different water depths.  What is that speed at 
let's say one hundred feet?    Is there a sound barrier underwater and can 
it be exceeded?  Are the effects the same as in the atmosphere, since both 
are fluids?

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