Environmental Support for Project WEAP (Weapons Environmental Acoustic Program), East of Montauk Point, New York, 7-28 May 1982.
Abstract
This report covers environmental support for Project WEAP (Weapons Environmental Acoustics Program), a joint Naval Underwater Systems Center (NUSC), Naval Ocean Research and Development Activity (NORDA) high frequency acoustic experiment, conducted 25 km east of Montauk Point, Long Island, New York. The objective of Project WEAP was to provide the high resolution acoustic and environmental data required for new concepts in weapon system design. The acoustic experiment was sited at the southern terminus of a drowned barrier spit in 35 m of water. Sediment and faunal samples were collected remotely with a 0.025 sq.m box core. Scuba diver collected sediment cores were obtained to measure sediment geo-acoustic properties. Two sediment types (fine sand and coarse sand) were evident from the laboratory analysis of sediment grain size. Fine sand sediments had lower values of compressional wave velocity, impedance, and bulk density; lower reflection coefficients and higher bottom loss and attenuation values than coarse sand sediments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADA139800
Entities
People
- J. H. Tietjen
- M. D. Richardson
- R. I. Ray