Project VASSEL XVI. Comparison of Predicted and Measured Propagation Loss vs Range

Abstract

This report develops a methodology for analytically comparing underwater sound propagation loss measurements with predictions made by a propagation loss model. The method is employed to compare measurements during an at sea experiment (VASSEL XV/FIXWEX) with predictions made by Fleet Numerical Weather Central's propagation loss model. Experimental error and model error components are separated and their distributions are analyzed. The influence of local bottom topography on the experimental data and model predictions is examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 02, 1969
Accession Number
AD0862019

Entities

People

  • J. E. Fairchild

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Buoys
  • Errors
  • Experimental Data
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Frequency
  • Geometry
  • Information Science
  • Intensity
  • Losses
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Models
  • Naval Operations
  • Random Variables
  • Standards
  • Statistical Tests

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
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