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A depth-dependent formula for shallow water propagation
Özkan Sertlek, H.; Ainslie, M.A. (2014). A depth-dependent formula for shallow water propagation. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 136(2): 573-582. https://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4884762
In: The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America. American Institute of Physics: New York. ISSN 0001-4966; e-ISSN 1520-8524, more
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  • Özkan Sertlek, H.
  • Ainslie, M.A.

Abstract
    n shallow water propagation, the sound field depends on the proximity of the receiver to the sea surface, the seabed, the source depth, and the complementary source depth. While normal mode theory can predict this depth dependence, it can be computationally intensive. In this work, an analytical solution is derived in terms of the Faddeeva function by converting a normal mode sum into an integral based on a hypothetical continuum of modes. For a Pekeris waveguide, this approach provides accurate depth dependent propagation results (especially for the surface decoupling) without requiring complex calculation methods for eigenvalues and corresponding eigenfunctions.

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