SW06 Data Analysis, Slope-Canyon Experiment Planning, and Long-Range Sound Propagation with Applications to the Arctic

Abstract

The long term goals of our shallow water acoustics work are to: 1) understand the nature of low frequency (10-1500 Hz) acoustic propagation and scattering in shallow water when strong oceanic variability is present in the form of fronts, eddies, boundary layers, and internal waves and 2) begin planning a 2016 field experiment to look at the complicated boundary between deep and shallow water, i.e. the slope/canyon region. Our primary objectives this year were: 1) to continue the analysis of the vast data set collected by the SW06 experiment, model it with theory and numerical models, and publish the results in a JASA Special Issue. 3-D acoustics and oceanographic effects were of particular interest. 2) Begin 2016 experimental planning, both on an individual basis, and in conjunction with the whole ocean acoustics community.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA571750

Entities

People

  • James F. Lynch

Organizations

  • Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Boundaries
  • Boundary Layer
  • Continental Shelves
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Sets
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Internal Waves
  • Marine Mammals
  • Measurement
  • New Jersey
  • Shallow Water
  • Three Dimensional
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Oceanography.
  • Systems Analysis and Design