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JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS 57, 378-390 (1985) Analysis of an Implicit Finite Difference Solution to an Underwater Wave Propagation Problem D. F. ST. MARY* Department of Mathematics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003 AND DING LEE+ Naval Underwaler Systems Center, New London Laboratory, New London, Connecticul 06320 Received September 23, 1983 An implicit finite difference schemeapproximating a third order partial differential equation is examined. The scheme is derived, shown to be consistent, and its stability properties are analyzed. The partial differential equation is a parabolic approximating equation to the reduced wave equation. 6 1985 Academic Press, Inc. I. INTRODUCTION Parabolic Equation (PE) approximations to the reduced wave equation (Helmholtz equation) are used extensively in the prediction of long range sound propagation in ocean environments. They have also been used in laser beam propagation, quantum mechanics, electromagnetic diffraction and propagation, plasma physics, optical waves, and seismic waves. Historically, the “small angle” parabolic wave equation, recognized as the standard PE, was first introduced by Tappert and Hardin [9, lo] and solved by a “Split-