Estimation of Sound Speed Profile from MODAS and Its Effect on Sound Propagation in the South China Sea

Jiemeihui Li, Yixin Yang, Yang Shi, Jiapeng Liu

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Abstract

Satellite remotely-sensing observations are used to reconstruct the underwater environment of temperature and salinity which was named as the method Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System (MODAS) by US navy laboratory. The MODAS in the South China Sea has been developed by the South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Based on the system, this paper estimates the sound speed profile from MODAS and Argo and its effect on sound propagation in the South China Sea. Although the overall root mean square error (RMSE) was only 1.3m/s, the error was mainly within 200m, reaching 4.8m/s maximally. The inversion error of sound speed profile did not affect the location and width of convergence zones in deep-sea channels, but the surface duct was abnormal.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationOCEANS 2019 - Marseille, OCEANS Marseille 2019
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9781728114507
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019
Event2019 OCEANS - Marseille, OCEANS Marseille 2019 - Marseille, France
Duration: 17 Jun 201920 Jun 2019

Publication series

NameOCEANS 2019 - Marseille, OCEANS Marseille 2019
Volume2019-June

Conference

Conference2019 OCEANS - Marseille, OCEANS Marseille 2019
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityMarseille
Period17/06/1920/06/19

Keywords

  • MODAS
  • satellite remotely sensing
  • sound speed profile
  • the South China Sea
  • underwater sound propagation

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