Ocean Microstructures and Their Effects on Sound Propagation in the Caribbean Sea

Abstract

In spring of 1972, 32 STD stations with 14 Nansen casts were occupied in the Cayman Sea and Yucatan Channel. Vertical sections of temperature, salinity and sigma-t along the central axis of the sea were determined. A computer program was developed for correcting digitized salinity-temperature-depth recorder (STD) data for time lag of the temperature sensor against the conductivity sensor and for removing sharp spikes. From temperature, salinity and sigma-t values thus determined every meter at five stations, mean values and the perturbations were obtained to a depth of 1500 m.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0783531

Entities

People

  • Takashi Ichiye

Organizations

  • Texas A&M University

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Caribbean Sea
  • Computer Programs
  • Deep Water
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • Frequency
  • High Pass Filters
  • Internal Waves
  • Low Pass Filters
  • Military Research
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Power Spectra
  • Sound Waves
  • Universities
  • Wave Propagation

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  • Oceanography.