Virginia Tech. Department of MathematicsKohler, Werner E.2015-05-132015-05-131980-10Kohler, W. E. (1980). Pulse propagation in a randomly perturbed ocean: Single pulse statistics. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 68(4), 1177-1183. doi: 10.1121/1.3850040001-4966http://hdl.handle.net/10919/52269A statistical theory of broadband single pulse propagation in a random ocean is presented. The mutual coherence function of the received signal is derived using an analysis based upon coupled mode theory. As propagation range increases, the combined effects of modal dispersion and random fluctuations spread the pulse and decompose it into a series of multiple arrivals.7 pagesapplication/pdfen-USIn CopyrightOceansPulse propagationCoherenceCoherence theoryStatistical analysisPulse propagation in a randomly perturbed ocean: Single pulse statisticsArticle - Refereedhttp://scitation.aip.org/content/asa/journal/jasa/68/4/10.1121/1.385004Journal of the Acoustical Society of Americahttps://doi.org/10.1121/1.385004