Impacts of ocean warming on acoustic propagation over continental shelf and slope regions

• Published in: Oceanography
• Main Authors: Lynch, James F., Gawarkiewicz, Glen G., Lin, Ying-Tsong, Duda, Timothy F., Newhall, Arthur E.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Oceanography Society 2018
• Subjects: Arctic; Arctic Ocean
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/1912/10816

Author Posting. © The Oceanography Society, 2018. This article is posted here by permission of The Oceanography Society for personal use, not for redistribution. The definitive version was published in Oceanography 31(2), (2018):174–181, doi:10.5670/oceanog.2018.219. Gradients of heat and salt affect the propagation of sound energy in the ocean. Anticipated changes in oceanic conditions will alter thermohaline conditions globally, thus altering sound propagation. In this context, we examine changes in shallow- water propagation. Because these waters are close to the surface, they will be the earliest to change as the atmospheric state and radiative conditions change. We compare current and possible future propagation patterns near fronts and across fronts on continental shelves. Changes in sound pathways between the deep ocean and coastal regions are also examined, including an example from the Arctic Ocean. GG was supported by the Office of Naval Research under grants N00014-16-1-3071 and N00014-16-1-2774.