CMRE Publications: Recent submissions
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Stochastic methods of sound-field computation
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A wave-theoretic method for estimating the effects of internal tides on acoustic wave transmission
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)The effect of the first mode semidiurnal internal tide on a ducttype sound speed profile was approximated by varying the minimum velocity of the parabolic profile in a sinusoidal fashion with a period of 12.42 hours. The ... -
Effect of ship motion on sonar detection performance
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)For an unstabilized transducer, the effect of ship motion on sonar echoes is twofold: 1. Attenuation caused by the rotational movement of the transducer in the vertical plane. The results show that the different loss figures ... -
A solution of of the wave sound equation in shallow water for real speed profiles and solid bottom under sediment
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)The wave equation has been solved by using normal mode theory. The medium is assumed to be horizontally stratified. A closed form solution has been found in the case of GANS - PEDERSEN types of density and sound-speed ... -
Inverse wave propagation in an inhomogeneous waveguide
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)A solution is given for the problem of inverse propagation in an inhomogeneous rectangular two-dimensional waveguide. The sound speed is assumed to vary in depth and inverse propagation means the calculation of the field ... -
Range-dependent normal modes in underwater sound propagation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)Normal mode theory is best suited for the case of stratified media. Range dependence of the medium properties and of its boundary may nevertheless be taken into account in the framework of an adiabatic approximation provided ... -
Measurements of normal-mode amplitude functions in a nearly-stratified medium
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)In normal-mode treatments of acoustic propagation in nearly-stratified media, calculations are frequently based on the perfectly-stratified medium model, in which symmetry permits separation of the wave equationo In these ... -
Sensitivity of ray theory to input data
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)Acoustic propagation problems which are solved using ray theory require certain input data. In particular, the source and receiver locations, sound-velocity field and bottom and surface conditions are required. Frequently, ... -
Acoustic effects of internal microstructure
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Internal oceanographic microstructure phenomena
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)This paper is concerned with the nature and causes of both fine structure and microstructure in the ocean. Following an account of the acoustic/oceanographic background to subject, the characteristics of fine structure are ... -
Random temperature structure as a factor in long-range propagation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)A statistical description of horizontal thermal microstructure in anosotropic turbulence is developed for application with an existing acoustic propagation theory. The model predicts a temperature power density spectrum ... -
Beam spreading and loss of spatial coherence in an inhomogeneous and fluctuating ocean
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)A theory has been developed that enables estimates to be made of beam bending, beam spreading and loss of spatial coherence. In this paper we concentrate on the loss of spatial coherence due to scattering. Using a minus ... -
Some acoustic effects of internal macrostructure
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)Some recent experimental developments relating to internal oceanographic- acoustic interactions are reviewed. Besides amplitude and phase fluctuations, a major concern is scattering into shadow regions. Associated oceanographic ... -
A review of oceanic fronts
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)This paper will start with a brief account of oceanic frontal research. The definition of oceanic and acoustic fronts and the distinction between them will be discussed. Examples of frontal structure dynamics, correlation ... -
Influence of internal waves on sound propagation in the SOFAR channel
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)In this paper theoretical investigations due to the influence of internal waves to sound propagation in the SOFAR-channel are presented. The undisturbed acoustic field is described by a normal-mode model. The disturbance ... -
Ocean-basin reverberation from large underwater explosions: part 2: computer model for reverberation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)Following detonation of an underwater explosion, sound reverberates from the ocean surface and bottom and from scatterers within the medium. In addition, the boundaries of the ocean basin and obstructions within it, such ... -
Some effects of large-scale oceanography on acoustic propagation
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1975/10)A propagation experiment was conducted along a great circle track in the North American Basin, beginning at a point 400 km north of Antigua, W.I. and ending at the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Shallow explosive sources ... -
Calculation of propagation losses in a medium with a velocity profile approximated by a number of Epstein profiles
(NATO. SACLANTCEN, 1971/12)This paper presents a digital ray-theory program, by which the ray trace, travel time and intensity can be calculated for velocity profiles approximated by a number of Epstein functions.