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Jan 27, 2018 • 11 tweets • 4 min read
The axis of the SOFAR channel is where acoustic energy can travel without losing much intensity. Great elliptic paths shown are the shortest paths to @ctbto_alerts sensors. But sound is lazy and bends toward media with lower sound speed. What were the actual paths? #ARASanJuan
Acoustic paths are repelled horizontally by high sound speed (warm water), shallow depths, and high latitudes. Source: Slide 22 of noiselab.ucsd.edu/view/intro2hyd…, @Scripps_Ocean
Can we guesstimate that the combined effects cancel out for the path to Crozet? Not sure about Ascension.