Acoustic Propagation Modeling in Shallow Water

Abstract

This paper provides references for the Navy's existing models for shallow-water propagation. The shallow-water acoustic environment is then briefly described, followed by a description of sound propagation. Four basic models of sound propagation in the ocean most relevant to shallow-water propagation are derived from their common wave equation origin: ray theory, spectral theory, normal mode theory, and the parabolic equation method. Some results from these models are discussed.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADP013619

Entities

People

  • William A. Kuperman

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Fields
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Waveguides
  • Acoustic Waves
  • Acoustics
  • Differential Equations
  • Helmholtz Equations
  • Phase Velocity
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Reflection
  • Scattering
  • Three Dimensional
  • Transmission Loss
  • Underwater Acoustics
  • Wave Equations
  • Wave Propagation

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Theoretical Analysis.
  • Wave Propagation and Nonlinear Chaotic Dynamics.