Ray calculations of ocean sound channels using a pocket programmable calculator and extended forms of the Hirsch-Carter mathematical model with tables of the incomplete beta function
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https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10617DOI
10.1575/1912/10617Keyword
Underwater acoustics; Ocean soundsAbstract
Formulas for curve fitting and ray computation using compound models made up of several different layers are presented. Examples of computation by pocket programmable calculator on two Sargasso Sea profiles, one from the center of a cold ring eddy are given. Necessary tables of the incomplete beta-function and calculator programs are included in a supplement.
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Technical Report: Baxter, Lincoln, "Ray calculations of ocean sound channels using a pocket programmable calculator and extended forms of the Hirsch-Carter mathematical model with tables of the incomplete beta function", 1978-10, DOI:10.1575/1912/10617, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10617Related items
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