Journal of Computational AcousticsVol. 09, No. 01, pp. 17-39 (2001) No AccessTHREE-DIMENSIONAL EFFECTS ON SOUND PROPAGATION AND MATCHED-FIELD PROCESSOR PERFORMANCEJUAN I. ARVELO and ALLAN P. ROSENBERGJUAN I. ARVELOJohns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723-6099, USA Search for more papers by this author and ALLAN P. ROSENBERGJohns Hopkins University, Applied Physics Laboratory, 11100 Johns Hopkins Road, Laurel, MD 20723-6099, USA Search for more papers by this author https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218396X01000413Cited by:11 PreviousNext AboutSectionsPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsRecommend to Library ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail AbstractThe most recent 2-D split-step Padé parabolic-equation model was modified to include narrow-angle azimuthal coupling. This model was developed and applied to the Santa Barbara channel to assess the effect of 3-D propagation on the performance of a matched-field processor. These results, plus those from the Shallow Water Acoustic Modeling (SWAM) workshop's 3-D wedge and the Gaussian canyon cases, will demonstrate the importance of azimuthal coupling to sound propagation in littoral regions and its effect on the performance of a matched-field processor. Special emphasis is given to model limitations and suitable selection of model parameters that could be automated to achieve accurate predictions during production runs. FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited By 11Measurements and modeling of acoustic propagation in a scale model canyonMegan S. Ballard and Jason D. Sagers1 Sep 2019 | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 146, No. 3Developments of parabolic equation method in the period of 2000–2016Chuan-Xiu Xu, Jun Tang, Sheng-Chun Piao, Jia-Qi Liu and Shi-Zhao Zhang29 November 2016 | Chinese Physics B, Vol. 25, No. 12Leading-order cross term correction of three-dimensional parabolic equation modelsFrédéric Sturm1 Jan 2016 | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 139, No. 1Normal Mode Analysis of Three-Dimensional Propagation Over a Small-Slope Cosine Shaped HillMegan S. Ballard, Benjamin M. Goldsberry, and Marcia J. Isakson25 June 2015 | Journal of Computational Acoustics, Vol. 23, No. 03A three dimensional parabolic equation method for sound propagation in moving inhomogeneous mediaRui Cheng, Philip J. Morris and Kenneth S. Brentner1 Jan 2009 | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 126, No. 4INVESTIGATION OF 3D ACOUSTICAL EFFECTS USING A MULTIPROCESSING PARABOLIC EQUATION BASED ALGORITHMK. CASTOR and F. STURM21 November 2011 | Journal of Computational Acoustics, Vol. 16, No. 02ACCURATE TREATMENT OF A GENERAL SLOPING INTERFACE IN A FINITE-ELEMENT 3D NARROW-ANGLE PE MODELFRÉDÉRIC STURM and NIKOLAOS A. KAMPANIS21 November 2011 | Journal of Computational Acoustics, Vol. 15, No. 03A 3D Parabolic Equation Method for Sound Propagation in Moving Inhomogeneous MediaRui Cheng, Philip Morris and Kenneth Brentner4 November 2007A 3D Parabolic Equation Method for Wind Turbine Noise Propagation in Moving Inhomogeneous AtmosphereRui Cheng, Philip Morris and Kenneth Brentner11 November 2006Numerical study of broadband sound pulse propagation in three-dimensional oceanic waveguidesFrédéric Sturm1 Mar 2005 | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 117, No. 3On the use of higher-order azimuthal schemes in 3-D PE modelingFrédéric Sturm and John A. Fawcett1 Jan 2003 | The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 113, No. 6 Recommended Vol. 09, No. 01 Metrics History Received 1 January 2000 Revised 1 June 2000 PDF download