4-22.
Which of the followinq statements
4-23.
4-24.
4-25.
4-26.
is valid regarding the Raytrace
(RAY) program?
1.
The program uses several sound
speed profiles simultaneously
to generate a RAY diagram
2.
The program traces only
outgoing rays
3.
The program calculates RAY
diagrams for flat ocean bottoms
only
4.
Extrapolated data from sound
speed profiles that do not
extend to 2500 m is very
accurate
Which of the following inputs
is/are selectable for the Passive
Acoustic Propagation Loss (PPL)
program?
1.
Mean water salinity
2.
Mean water density
3.
Target trackline data
4.
Source and receiver depths
Which of the following statements
is accurate regarding the Passive
Acoustic Propagation Loss (PPL)
program?
1.
Convergence zone path cannot be
inferred from the PPL output
2.
The homogeneity of the
watermass is not considered
when using the program
3.
Reliable output is constrained
4.
PPL is a range dependent
acoustic model
The QPL program uses both the LFBL
data base and the COLOSSUS data
base to estimate propagation loss.
1.
True
2.
False
Which of the following statements
is accurate regarding the Near-
Surface Ocean Thermal Structural
(NOTS) program?
1.
The program may be used in all
oceanic areas
2.
The program is used to forecast
changes in the upper ocean
temperatures
3.
Output is available in a
tabular output only
4.
Output from the program is
always unclassified
4-27.
4-28.
4-29.
4-30.
4-31.
4-32.
Which of the following information
may NOT be inferred from a Sound
Speed Profile (SSP) module output?
1.
The existence of sound channels
2.
The existence of convergence
zones
3.
The sonic layer depth
4.
The presence of bottom bounce
Fleet Numerical Meteorology and
Oceanography Center (FNMOC),
Monterey,
California,
reviews all
Bathy data prior to retransmission
in a Bathy collective.
1.
True
2.
False
RP33 offers assistance in the
ordering of MOE charts.
1.
True
2.
False
In order for a usable convergence
zone path to exist, the water
column must be deeper than the
limiting depth by at least how many
fathoms?
1.
50
2.
200
3.
300
4.
500
Which of the following factors has
a major impact on bottom bounce
transmission?
1.
Composition of the bottom
2.
Depth of the sound channel axis
3. Depth of the mixed layer
4.
Strength of the thermocline
gradient
Which of the following displays is
an output from the Sonic Layer
Depth (SLD) product?
1.
A shaded SLD display expressed
in meters
2.
A shaded SLD display expressed
in feet
3.
A shaded SLD display expressed
in kiloyards
4.
A Regional Grid SLD display
expressed in kiloyards
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