Doppler Effect

Frequency shift for a moving source or observer

Velocities are positive moving toward the other party, negative moving away.

f′ = f · (c + vₒ) / (c − vₛ)
Observed frequency (f′)
482.173 Hz
Frequency shift (Δf)
+42.173 Hz
Relative change
+9.585%
Emitted wavelength (λ)
0.7795 m
Observed wavelength (λ′)
0.7114 m
Source Mach number
0.0875
Pitch
Higher
Doppler EffectDoppler wavefront diagram: source moving at Mach 0.09, observed frequency 482.2 Hz versus emitted 440 Hz.SourceObserverf′ = 482.17 HzPitch: Higher