On the time-mean state of ocean models and the properties of long range acoustic propagation

Journal of Geophysical Research: Oceans

Volumn 118, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 4346-4362

  Dushaw, B D ^a   Worcester, P F ^b   Dzieciuch, M A ^b   Menemenlis, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

acoustic thermometry; model testing; ocean models

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE TRANSMISSION; FORECASTING; SOFTWARE TESTING; STATE ESTIMATION; TRAVEL TIME;

GREEN'S FUNCTION APPROACHES; JET PROPULSION LABORATORY; LONG-RANGE ACOUSTIC PROPAGATION; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; MODEL TESTING; OCEAN MODEL; OCEAN-STATE ESTIMATION; PARALLEL OCEAN PROGRAMS;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

ACOUSTIC METHOD; ARRAY; CLIMATOLOGY; EDDY; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; HYDROPHONE; KALMAN FILTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; TRAVEL TIME;

MASSACHUSETTS; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC OCEAN (NORTH); UNITED STATES;

EID: 84887033749     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21699291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrc.20325     Document Type: Article

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