Numerical Modeling of Acoustic Propagation in a Variable Shallow Water Waveguide

Abstract

The long term scientific goal is to better understand the effects of shallow water variability on acoustic propagation at moderate frequencies. Potential sources of water column variability include random background internal waves as well as quasi-deterministic, event-like internal wave packets. The objectives of the present work are to develop models and improve simulation tools useful in achieving the long-term scientific goal. Experimental observations are used to guide the development of theoretical models. The models are implemented numerically and compared to experimental results.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 1999
Accession Number
ADA629686

Entities

People

  • Daniel Rouseff

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Acoustics
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Data Analysis
  • Frequency
  • Internal Waves
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Shallow Water
  • Simulations
  • Solitons
  • Universities
  • Water
  • Wave Packets
  • Waveguides
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation