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In this chapter an attempt is made to summarize those models of propagation loss in the field of underwater acoustics which have been converted into an automated computer code capable of being executed by someone other than the originator for a wide variety of problems. No single model currently exists which is adequate for all applications. This is perhaps not surprising considering the diversity of the ocean environment and its boundaries, and the concomitant fact that the acoustic frequencies of interest span the regime from less than 10 Hz to greater than 100 kHz. As a result a large number of models, each with its own domain of validity which in many cases is difficult to precisely define, have been developed. Their sheer number makes an exhaustive summary impossible within these limited pages. Thus it was decided to limit consideration to those models which purport to be a solution of the wave equation found in Sect.2.2.1. Fundamentally these models consider the ocean to be a deterministic environment for which the speed of sound is only a function of the spatial coordinates. Non-deterministic effects, if accounted for at all, are included in an ad hoc fashion following the determination of the deterministic propagation loss result. Model development work for the more general problem is required and is in progress. However, this effort has not reached the point where “hands off” computer codes are available. This is due in part to a lack of available experimental/ environmental data and the need for larger and faster computers.
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DiNapoli, F.R., Deavenport, R.L. (1979). Numerical Models of Underwater Acoustic Propagation. In: DeSanto, J.A. (eds) Ocean Acoustics. Topics in Current Physics, vol 8. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81294-1_3
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