Ocean Variability Effects on Underwater Acoustic Communications
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Several studies have been conducted in recent years that show correlation between high frequency acoustic fluctuations and environmental parameters. For example, effects of tidally driven temperature fluctuations on underwater coherent acoustic communications were studied for a carrier frequency of 18 kHz [1]. However, the relationship between environmental fluctuations and the performance of coherent underwater acoustic communications is not fully understood yet.
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