Influence of warm eddies on sound propagation in the Gulf of Mexico

Xiao Yao^{1, 2}, Li Zhenglin^{1, †}, Li Jun³, Liu Jiaqi⁴, G Sabra Karim⁵

Sound speed disturbance colormap with sound ray explanation at four different periods of a warm eddy: (a) eddy generation, (b) eddy maturing with small attenuation, (c) eddy maturing with strong attenuation, and (d) eddy terminating.