Final Report on Contract N00014-75-C-0151,
Abstract
During the last year the investigation of the Upper Critical Depth Effect was completed. This phenomenon arises in ocean surface waves generated by spherical explosions which are detonated at small depths below the surface. It was observed that when such an explosion is centered at a below surface depth equal to approximately half the charge radius, the amplitude of the surface wave generated is an order of magnitude larger than the amplitudes corresponding to depth larger than this. Theoretical confirmation of this effect was one of the principal objectives of work supported under the Contract. During the last year the equations of motion governing finite amplitude surface wave propagation were solved by numerical, finite difference, methods rather than perturbation methods. Both methods proved suitable for application to surface wave problems and both calculations provided further confirmation of the Upper Critical Depth Effect.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 14, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA098318
Entities
People
- M. Holt
Organizations
- University of California, Berkeley