The parabolic equation method is modified to handle problems involving waveguides with sloping boundaries and applied to solve ocean acoustics problems in beach environments. Energy from a source in the ocean may propagate beyond the beach and be detectable several kilometers inland. Energy from a source buried several kilometers inland may couple into the ocean waveguide and be detectable many kilometers out to sea.
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Collins et al. (1995) studied this question.
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