High-frequency normal-mode statistics in shallow water: The combined effect of random surface and internal waves

2015 ◽  
Vol 137 (5) ◽  
pp. 2950-2961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kaustubha Raghukumar ◽  
John A. Colosi
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Normal Mode ◽  
Internal Waves ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Combined Effect ◽  
Random Surface

ACOUSTIC TRAVEL-TIME PERTURBATIONS DUE TO SHALLOW-WATER INTERNAL WAVES IN THE YELLOW SEA

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (01) ◽  
pp. 1440003
Author(s):  
FAN LI ◽  
XINYI GUO ◽  
TAO HU ◽  
LI MA
Keyword(s):  
Internal Wave ◽  
Shallow Water ◽  
Travel Time ◽  
Internal Waves ◽  
Yellow Sea ◽  
High Frequency ◽  
Simple Relation ◽  
Ocean Dynamics ◽  
The Yellow Sea ◽  
Acoustic Travel Time

Internal waves in shallow-water cause variations in sound speed profiles and lead to acoustic travel-time perturbations. In summer 2007, a combined acoustics/physical oceanography experiment was performed to study both the acoustical properties and the ocean dynamics of the Yellow Sea. The internal waves were recorded by the thermistor arrays. The receiving hydrophone array is enabled to monitor the acoustic travel-time fluctuations over the internal wave activities. It is shown that the activity of high frequency internal waves (having 3–6 min period) dominated the travel time perturbation. In this paper, we compare the data of high frequency internal wave with acoustic travel-time perturbation data and analyze the correlation between them. A simple relation between the modal travel-time perturbation and the displacement of the thermocline is developed which might be useful for monitoring purposes.

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