Coupled Acoustic and Ocean Thermodynamic Model.

Abstract

An acoustic ray tracing algorithm is developed and coupled with a thermodynamic upper ocean mixed layer model. For a test case, the coupled mixed layer-acoustic model is applied to a specific area in the western Mediterranean Sea. Climatological atmospheric forcing is used time during different seasons. The response of the acoustic model to the predicted changes in the sound-speed profile is analyzed to show dependence of acoustic propagation upon the surface atmospheric forcing and the season. The atmospheric factors such as wind, rain, and solar irradiation have almost no effect on the propagation of rays emanating from a deep transmitter. In the case of a shallow source, the wind is the most dominating factor which influences the acoustic propagation. The effect of heavy rain with light wind is also examined.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA184357

Entities

People

  • Jacques M. Fourniol

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustics
  • Algorithms
  • Boundary Layer
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Heat Energy
  • Ligurian Sea
  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Mixing
  • Ocean Currents
  • Oceanography
  • Oceans
  • Ray Tracing
  • Sea Water
  • Solar Radiation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science/Meteorology
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.