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A NEW PROCEDURE TO ACHIEVE REQUIRED ACCURACY IN COMPUTATIONAL OCEAN ACOUSTICS: THEORETICAL DEVELOPMENT

Department of Computer Science, Yale University, 2603 Ayala Way, The Villages, FL 32162, USA

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Department of Engineering Science and Ocean Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 106, Taiwan, Republic of China

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Abstract

Ocean acoustic wave propagation can be predicted by applying numerical methods to solve representative wave equations computationally. For this purpose, numerical methods have been introduced; a latest introduction was the Predictor-Corrector Method. An important question arises: Whether or not these numerical methods can produce satisfactory required accurate results? This may cause an accuracy concerned by the users. This paper introduces a new Predict-Correct Procedure to examine whether or not the result meets the accuracy requirement. If not, the procedure can improve the result until it becomes satisfactorily accurate. Discussions will be given on the mathematical and computational developments of the Predictor-Corrector Method as well as the Predict-Correct Procedure. Following that is a discussion on how the Predict-Correct Procedure works. An important part of this paper is devoted to show how this new procedure can achieve the goal of obtaining the required accurate prediction results.

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