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    Inter-annual variability of acoustic ray travel times in the northeast Pacific

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    Date
    1990-09
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    Furgerson, John A.  Concept link
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    https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5411
    Location
    Pacific Ocean
    DOI
    10.1575/1912/5411
    Keyword
     Tomography; Ocean-atmosphere interaction 
    Abstract
    An acoustic tomography experiment consisting of a source near Hawaii and seven receivers along the west coast of North America was conducted from November 1987 to May 1988 and from February 1989 to July 1989. In this thesis, the acoustic ray travel times are analyzed in order to investigate inter-annual basin-scale thermal variability. These thermal fluctuations may help detect any greenhouse warming and greater understanding of them will increase knowledge of ocean-atmosphere interactions which affect weather and climate. A discussion of the program for finding the travel times is included along with a comparison of two methods of measuring travel times.
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    Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution September 1990
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    Thesis: Furgerson, John A., "Inter-annual variability of acoustic ray travel times in the northeast Pacific", 1990-09, DOI:10.1575/1912/5411, https://hdl.handle.net/1912/5411
     

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