Ocean Acoustic Tomography

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gptkbp:instanceOf analytical technique
gptkbp:advantage long-term monitoring
large spatial coverage
gptkbp:application climate change studies
large-scale ocean monitoring
gptkbp:developedBy 1970s
gptkbp:field acoustics
oceanography
gptkbp:firstExperiment gptkb:1979_MODE_experiment
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ocean Acoustic Tomography
gptkbp:limitation complex data interpretation
sensitivity to noise
gptkbp:method measuring travel time of sound
transmitting sound signals through the ocean
gptkbp:notableContributor gptkb:Carl_Wunsch
gptkb:Walter_Munk
gptkbp:principle sound speed varies with temperature, salinity, and pressure
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:SOFAR_channel
remote sensing
underwater acoustics
gptkbp:requires hydrophones
acoustic sources
gptkbp:type temperature profiles
acoustic travel time
current velocity
gptkbp:usedFor measuring ocean currents
measuring ocean temperature
studying ocean structure
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Walter_Heinrich_Munk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6