Tomography has come to be a valuable method of ocean observation, exploiting the characteristics of long-range acoustic propagation to obtain synoptic measurements of average ocean temperature or current. One of the earliest applications of tomography in ocean observation occurred in 1988-9.
Tomography has become a valuable tool for observing oceans, using acoustic propagation to obtain synoptic measurements of average ocean temperature or current. One of the earliest applications of this method occurred in 1988-9.