Which mechanism limits signal bandwidth in underwater acoustic modems?

💡 Explanation

Frequency-dependent acoustic absorption poses a bandwidth limit. Higher frequencies attenuate more rapidly because sound wave energy is converted to heat by viscous friction and chemical relaxation; therefore, lower frequencies are favored rather than uniformly propagating the acoustic wave.

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