A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast

The improved accuracy of ocean and atmospheric models permits the description of water column features, and sea surface wind stress, at a resolution which suggests employment in underwater acoustic transmission applications. In an investigation of aspects of linking modelled ocean data with range-de...

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Main Authors: Jones, Adrian, Zinoviev, A., Greening, M.
Format: Conference Paper
Published: 2013
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52691
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author Jones, Adrian
Zinoviev, A.
Greening, M.
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Greening, M.
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description The improved accuracy of ocean and atmospheric models permits the description of water column features, and sea surface wind stress, at a resolution which suggests employment in underwater acoustic transmission applications. In an investigation of aspects of linking modelled ocean data with range-dependent acoustic transmission models, a PE transmission code was used with data generated by the BLUElink suite of ocean and atmospheric models for a deepwater region off the east Australian coast for a particular summer period. The typical presence of warm and cold core eddies was found to result in a highly variable acoustic environment. Variations in expected range to particular levels of Transmission Loss were found to be mainly related to changes in the depth of the mixed surface layer, but also due to changes in the sound speed gradient in the thermocline. The study also made a brief consideration of the likely impact of wind speed variation over the region, and the effects of modelled ocean currents on acoustic transmission. Copyright © (2013) by the Australian Acoustical Society.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-526912017-04-28T13:59:35Z A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast Jones, Adrian Zinoviev, A. Greening, M. The improved accuracy of ocean and atmospheric models permits the description of water column features, and sea surface wind stress, at a resolution which suggests employment in underwater acoustic transmission applications. In an investigation of aspects of linking modelled ocean data with range-dependent acoustic transmission models, a PE transmission code was used with data generated by the BLUElink suite of ocean and atmospheric models for a deepwater region off the east Australian coast for a particular summer period. The typical presence of warm and cold core eddies was found to result in a highly variable acoustic environment. Variations in expected range to particular levels of Transmission Loss were found to be mainly related to changes in the depth of the mixed surface layer, but also due to changes in the sound speed gradient in the thermocline. The study also made a brief consideration of the likely impact of wind speed variation over the region, and the effects of modelled ocean currents on acoustic transmission. Copyright © (2013) by the Australian Acoustical Society. 2013 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52691 restricted
spellingShingle Jones, Adrian
Zinoviev, A.
Greening, M.
A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast
title A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast
title_full A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast
title_fullStr A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast
title_full_unstemmed A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast
title_short A study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east Australian coast
title_sort study of the effects on transmission loss of water column features as modelled for an area off the east australian coast
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52691