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Ray stability in weakly range-dependent sound channels.

F J Beron-Vera1, M G Brown

  • 1RSMAS/AMP, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33149, USA. fberon@rsmas.miami.edu

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
|July 26, 2003
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Ray stability in underwater sound channels depends heavily on the background sound speed profile. Instability increases with a specific measure related to ray looping and action, as confirmed by simulations in ocean and surface scattering scenarios.

Area of Science:

  • Ocean acoustics
  • Wave propagation physics

Background:

  • Understanding acoustic ray stability is crucial for underwater acoustic propagation.
  • Environmental factors like sound speed profiles significantly impact wave behavior.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Investigate the influence of background sound speed profiles on ray stability.
  • Quantify the relationship between ray instability and environmental parameters.

Main Methods:

  • Theoretical analysis of ray dynamics in range-dependent environments.
  • Numerical simulations to confirm theoretical predictions.
  • Analysis of ray action and looping behavior.

Main Results:

  • Ray stability is strongly dependent on the background sound speed profile.

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  • Ray instability increases with the magnitude of alpha(I) = (I/omega)d omega/dI.
  • Simulations confirm these findings in deep ocean and surface scattering scenarios.

    • Conclusions:

    • The background sound speed profile is a dominant factor in determining ray stability.
    • The parameter alpha(I) serves as a key indicator of ray instability.
    • Findings are applicable to understanding acoustic scattering in complex oceanic environments.