Oceanography and Acoustics

"Useful to scientists or students interested in ocean dynamical modelling, acoustic propagation modelling, and particularly to those interested in the union of these fields (which is likely to be become increasingly important)." --- Revue de livre

• Contents: Introduction: Ocean Variability, Acoustic Propagation, and Coupled Models (A.R. Robinson and D. Lee). The Effects of Large Scale and Small Scale Ocean Environmental Changes on Underwater Acoustic Propagation Forecasting (S. Chin-Bing, D. King, et al.). Surface Duct Propagation and the Ocean Mixed Layer (M.B. Porter, S. Piacsek, et al.). A Dynamical System for Acoustic Applications (A.R. Robinson, J.C. Carman, et al.). Three-Dimensional Effects: Interface between Harvard Open Ocean Model and a Three-Dimensional Model (D. Lee). Sensitivity Issues for Interfacing Mesoscale Ocean Prediction and Parabolic Acoustic Propagation Models (W.L. Siegman, D. Lee, et al.). Three-Dimensional Oceanographic Acoustics: Propagation, Noise and Array Processing (J.S. Perkins, W.A. Kuperman, et al.). Three- Dimensional Acoustic Normal Mode Propagation in the Gulf Stream (C.S. Chiu and L.J. Ehret). Three-Dimensional Ray Acoustics in a Realistic Ocean (J.F. Lynch, A.E. Newhall, et al.)