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A range-dependent analysis of acoustic transmission across a cold filament in the California Current.
CTD data were taken in a area where satellite imagery had detected a cold water
filament to frequently recur in the California Current System in order to determine the
temporal and spatial variability of the hydrographic and velocity fields. Sound speed
profiles were constructed from this data and predicted sonar ranges (PSRs) were computed
for passive sonar using a range-dependent parabolic equation model. Analysis of
model results applied to tactical scenarios showed the acoustic advantage between two
adversaries to change as their positions relative to the front and to each other were
changed. An investigation of the acoustic mechanisms involved in the variation of PSRs
showed that small variations in surface temperature were enough to cause significant
changes in PSRs. Changes in temperature of sufficient magnitude to effect PSRs were
found also in SST imagery of cold filaments in other eastern boundary currents around
the world.http://archive.org/details/rangedependentan00jendLieutenant Commander, United States NavyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited