2.068
Computational Ocean Acoustics (13.853)
Spring 2003
Topics
- Introduction
- The Acoustic Wave Equation, Integral Transforms, The Helmholtz Equation
- Sources in Unbounded and Bounded Media, Green’s Functions, Green’s Theorem
- Reflection and Transmission, Integral Transform Solution, Source in Half-spaces
- Ideal Waveguides, The Pekeris Waveguide
- Wavenumber Integration: Layer Solutions and Interface Conditions
- Wavenumber Integration: Global Matrix Solution
- Wavenumber Integration: Propagator Matrix and Invariant Embedding Solution
- Wavenumber Integration: Numerical Evaluation of Wavenumber Integral, Aliasing and Wrap-around
- Wavenumber Integration: Numerical Methods Used in Wavenumber Integration
- Normal Modes: Mathematical Derivation, Model Expansion of the Green’s Function
- Normal Modes: Isovelocity Problem, Generalized Derivation
- Normal Modes: Munk Profile, Numerical Approaches
- Normal Modes: Numerical Approaches (contd.)
- Normal Modes: Numerical Procedures
- Normal Modes: Range-dependent Environment, Coupled Modes
- Normal Modes: 3-D Environment
- Parabolic Equation: Derivation of Parabolic Equations
- Parabolic Equation: Starting Fields
- Parabolic Equation: Energy Conservation Problem, Solutions by FDs FEs
- Doppler Shift in Waveguide
- Time Series Simulation, Signal and Noise
Readings
- Jensen, Finn B., William A. Kuperman, Michael B. Porter, and Henrik Schmidt. Computational Ocean Acoustics . College Park, Maryland: American Institute of Physics, 1994. ISBN: 1563962098.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗Historical OpenCourseWare
- MIT OCW syllabus ↗
- MIT OCW calendar ↗
- Historical MIT OpenCourseWare offering. Named reading entries and schedule topics are automatically extracted from the linked source pages.