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It is demonstrated that mode-coupling effects are included in the parabolic equation method. Propagation over sloping bottoms is then studied demonstrating various mode-cutoff and modecoupling phenomena. Finally, propagation over a seamount is considered, which includes not only up- and down-slope propagation but also diffraction over the top of the seamount. Some of the theoretical results are compared with experimental data.
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Jensen, F.B., Kuperman, W.A. (1980). Range-Dependent Bottom-Limited Propagation Modelling with the Parabolic Equation. In: Kuperman, W.A., Jensen, F.B. (eds) Bottom-Interacting Ocean Acoustics. NATO Conference Series, vol 5. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-9051-0_31
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