USS Permit (SSN594) and USS Bluegill (SS242) Pacific Ocean - January 1966, Experimental Evaluation of the Effect of Oceanographic Parameters on Submarine Sonar Performance

Abstract

The results of measuring the effects of environmental variables on acoustic transmission in the ocean are summarized in this report. The environment variables were measured both before and during a controlled-geometry submarine exercise, using sensors on a research vessel and an aircraft. The acoustic signals were obtained from the submarines. During the submarine exercises, the SUBIC DDP-24 computer was used to predict the best listening depths for each run, using the most recent sound velocity profile data measuring from the submarine as the input to a ray-trace program. The interpretation of the acoustic signals in the context of the measured environmental variables is the major result of this report.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 27, 1967
Accession Number
AD0382933

Entities

People

  • C. A. Griscom
  • D. D. Caulfield
  • K. J. Fein

Organizations

  • General Dynamics Electric Boat

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Fields
  • Acoustic Signals
  • Analog Computers
  • Boats
  • Boundaries
  • Command And Control
  • Geometry
  • Information Processing
  • Isotherms
  • Measurement
  • Oceans
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Recording Systems
  • Salt Water
  • Surface Temperature
  • Three Dimensional
  • United States

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Computer Science.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies