The Utility of Acoustic Travel Times in Locating the North Wall of the Gulf Stream
Abstract
Eighty-seven days of travel time data for ocean acoustic transmissions across the north wall of the Gulf Stream were examined. The data collected from 7 July to 1 October 1990 during the 1990 Applied Tomography Experiment (ATE90), sponsored by the Chief of Naval Research. The acoustic ray paths were, generally, perpendicular to the north wall. The analysis indicates that acoustic ray travel times can be useful in locating ocean frontal features and in reliably augmenting subjective techniques based on infrared (IR) satellite imagery and bathythermograph (BT) data. This document presents the procedures employed during the study and discusses the results.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA246219
Entities
People
- Michael S. Foster