Contact: Jianghui Li (jli@xmu.edu.cn)

Download:

Version 3 (2025/3/24):

·Manual & User’s Guide  Waymark v3.0 Manual Users Guide.pdf

·Matlab-based App  Waymark v3.0.zip

For the Matlab code of the Waymark-Based Underwater Acoustic Channel Model, versions 1 and 2, please visit https://www.york.ac.uk/physics-engineering-technology/research/communication-technologies/underwater-networks/resources/

If you use this software, please cite it as below.

J. Li and X. Wang, “The Waymark v3.0 Manual and User’s Guide,” Xiamen University, Xiamen, China, Tech. Report. 2025. [Online]. Available: https://coe.xmu.edu.cn/Waymark/en.htm. 

References:

[1] Porter, Michael B, The BELLHOP Manual and User’s Guide: PRELIMINARY DRAFT, 2010, http://oalib.hlsresearch.com/Rays/HLS-2010-1.pdf.

[2] Porter, Michael B, The KRAKEN Normal Mode Program (DRAFT), 1992, http://oalib.hlsresearch.com/Modes/kraken.pdf.

[3] Porter, Michael B, 2005, Acoustic Toolbox, http://oalib.hlsresearch.com/AcousticsToolbox/.

[4] Liu C, Zakharov Y V, Chen T. Doubly selective underwater acoustic channel model for a moving transmitter/receiver[J]. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2012, 61(3): 938-950.

[5] Henson B, Li J, Zakharov Y V, et al. Waymark baseband underwater acoustic propagation model[C]. 2014 Underwater Communications and Networking (UComms). IEEE, 2014: 1-5.

[6] Liao L, Henson B, Zakharov Y. Grid Waymark baseband underwater acoustic transmission model[C]. Underwater Acoustics Conference and Exhibition. 2017: 343-350.

[7] University of York, Waymark model description V2 2, 2018, https://www.york.ac.uk/media/physics-engineering-technology/research/engineering-research/commtech/communicationsystemsandprotocols/waymark_model_description_v2.pdf. 

[8] Huang, S. Y., Li, J. H., Liu, C. S., & Wang, X. R. (2025). Waymark v3.0: A simulator for underwater acoustic communication channels based on BELLHOP, KRAKEN, and SCOOTER. IEEE Journal of Oceanic Engineering. (under review).