Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS)

The Naval Oceanographic Office developed the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS) in order to perform on-scene acoustic forecasts for the Fleet. To evaluate the system, bathythermographic information was obtained for points in the North Atlantic during the naval exercise "SEACO...

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Main Author: Fitzgerald, Timothy James
Other Authors: Roberts, Charles K., Bourke, Robert H., Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.), Oceanography
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 1974
Subjects:
ICAPS
ASRAP II
SHARPS II
Oceanography
North Atlantic
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10945/16925
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spelling ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/16925 2024-06-09T07:48:13+00:00 Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS) Fitzgerald, Timothy James Roberts, Charles K. Bourke, Robert H. Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.) Oceanography 1974-03 1 v. (various leaves) application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/16925 en_US eng https://hdl.handle.net/10945/16925 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. ICAPS ASRAP II SHARPS II Oceanography Thesis 1974 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:51:48Z The Naval Oceanographic Office developed the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS) in order to perform on-scene acoustic forecasts for the Fleet. To evaluate the system, bathythermographic information was obtained for points in the North Atlantic during the naval exercise "SEACONEX." Fleet Numerical Weather Center (FNWC) provided climatological and synoptic temperature profiles along with related acoustical forecasts for the points under study. Similarly, ICAPS supplied a combined climatological and synoptic temperature profile and related acoustics forecasts for each of the points. Comparisons of the two systems were made against an actual mean temperature profile and the acoustic forecasts that it generated. It appears that the acoustic forecasts were not reliable tactically. Yet, the synoptic forecasts by FNWC did yield reliable low frequency acoustic forecasts within the limits of computer roundoff error. ICAPS capability for only a single temperature profile input proved to yield reliable acoustic forecasts, and should be used as the real-time acoustic forecast system for the Fleet. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/comparisonofflee1094516925 Thesis North Atlantic Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun
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topic ICAPS
ASRAP II
SHARPS II
Oceanography
spellingShingle ICAPS
ASRAP II
SHARPS II
Oceanography
Fitzgerald, Timothy James
Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS)
topic_facet ICAPS
ASRAP II
SHARPS II
Oceanography
description The Naval Oceanographic Office developed the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS) in order to perform on-scene acoustic forecasts for the Fleet. To evaluate the system, bathythermographic information was obtained for points in the North Atlantic during the naval exercise "SEACONEX." Fleet Numerical Weather Center (FNWC) provided climatological and synoptic temperature profiles along with related acoustical forecasts for the points under study. Similarly, ICAPS supplied a combined climatological and synoptic temperature profile and related acoustics forecasts for each of the points. Comparisons of the two systems were made against an actual mean temperature profile and the acoustic forecasts that it generated. It appears that the acoustic forecasts were not reliable tactically. Yet, the synoptic forecasts by FNWC did yield reliable low frequency acoustic forecasts within the limits of computer roundoff error. ICAPS capability for only a single temperature profile input proved to yield reliable acoustic forecasts, and should be used as the real-time acoustic forecast system for the Fleet. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Lieutenant, United States Navy http://archive.org/details/comparisonofflee1094516925
author2 Roberts, Charles K.
Bourke, Robert H.
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Oceanography
format Thesis
author Fitzgerald, Timothy James
author_facet Fitzgerald, Timothy James
author_sort Fitzgerald, Timothy James
title Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS)
title_short Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS)
title_full Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS)
title_fullStr Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS)
title_full_unstemmed Comparison of Fleet Numerical Weather Central acoustic forecast system and the Integrated Carrier Acoustic Prediction System (ICAPS)
title_sort comparison of fleet numerical weather central acoustic forecast system and the integrated carrier acoustic prediction system (icaps)
publishDate 1974
url https://hdl.handle.net/10945/16925
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op_rights This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
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