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COMPARISON OF TWO AND THREE SPATIAL DIMENSIONAL SOLUTIONS OF THE WAVE EQUATION AT OCEAN-BASIN SCALES IN THE PRESENCE OF INTERNAL WAVES

JOHN L. SPIESBERGER

Department of Earth and Environmental Science, University of Pennsylvania, 360B Hayden Hall, u. Pennsylvania, 240 S. 33rd St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-6316, USA

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Abstract

Numerical solutions are given for a parabolic approximation to the acoustic wave equation at 75 Hz in two and three spatial dimensions to determine if azimuthal coupling of the field significantly affects horizontal coherence. Coupling is a small effect at 4000 km in the presence of internal gravity waves. This implies that accurate solutions are possible using computations from uncoupled vertical slices through the field. The shape of horizontal coherence is inconsistent with shapes given by two theories. Estimates of horizontal coherence at 4000 km and 25, 50, and 75 Hz are 10, 2, and 1 km respectively.

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