Hydrography of the Iceland Faeroe Ridge during March 1992: Environmental data during NORDIC 92
Abstract
Acoustic propagation forecasting in the vicinity of and across ocean fronts continues to be a problem of naval as well as scientific interest. In order to improve the capability of acoustic propagation forecasting in the vicinity of an ocean front, it is necessary to improve the understanding of front evolution and dynamics. In a series of oceanographic surveys, SACLANTCEN has explored the environmental and acoustical conditions associated with ocean fronts. This memorandum provides the environmental data from the large-scale survey of onesuch trial in the vicinity of the Iceland-Faeroe front. It details the results of CTD and XBT measurements made during the multi-national (Germany, United States, and SACLANTCEN) trial NORDIC 92, an integrated trial of measurement and modeling of the physical and acoustic environment. The data is stored at SACLANTCEN and FWG, Germany, and are readily available for processing or display. The environmental data, in addition to supporting the follow-on acoustic experiments conducted in the area, will be used to validate hypotheses of the dynamics of the front and to initialize and validate numerical ocean forecasting models.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1992
- Accession Number
- AD1119868
Entities
People
- A. Warn-varnas
- G. Baldasserini
- H. Perkins
- J. Sellschopp
- M. Zahorodny