Reply to ’’Comments on ’Sound propagation through a fluctuating stratified ocean: Theory and observation’ ’’ [John J. McCoy, J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 60, 1216–1217 (1976)

Useful theeorectical estimates for comparison with experiments can be obtained within the limitations of the Rytov formula.Subject Classification: [43]30.20, [43]30.30.