Normal-mode attenuation and group velocity in shallow water

The computational methods of the mode attenuation and group,velocity in shallow water are discussed and two novel modified weighted integral formulae are presented. The accuracy of the modified weighted integral formulae, cycle distance formulae and weighted integral formulae in the Pekeris channel is compared theoretically and numerically. Transmission losses are calculated by those three kinds of formulae in a shallow water. Theoretical analyses and numerical results show that the modified weighted integral formulae provide higher accuracy than the weighted integral formulae. So the modified weighted integral formulae can be widely used for computing the shallow water acoustic field. Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 19574061).