Three-dimensional propagation effects near the mid-Atlantic Bight shelf break.
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چکیده
Significant three-dimensional ~3-D! environmental variability exists in the vicinity of the shelf break along the mid-Atlantic Bight. This study examines the influence of azimuthal coupling due to this variability on acoustic propagation in this region. Numerical studies employing a 3-D ray code, a hybrid ray-mode code, and a 3-D parabolic equation model are used to study the significance of azimuthal coupling on various propagation paths. These paths include up-slope, slant-slope, and cross-slope propagation. The numerical analysis suggests that, for the propagation ranges less than 60 km examined, the influence of azimuthal coupling is negligible compared to the inherent uncertainty in the environment itself. © 2002 Acoustical Society of America. @DOI: 10.1121/1.1490559#
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
دوره 112 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002