A Random Layer Model for Reflection from Ocean Bottom Sediments.

Abstract

Sub-bottom sediment layering is identified as the cause of strong acoustic reflectivity from the sea floor in abyssal plains. A technique for estimating the reflectivity from layering statistics in deep sea sediment cases is developed. Preliminary calculations are carried out which exhibit the qualitative and quantitative behavior of observed bottom reflectivity. Originator supplied keywords: Bottom loss, Acoustic, Reflectivity, Sediment, Turbidites, Layering.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 08, 1985
Accession Number
ADA155019

Entities

People

  • D. M. Rubenstein
  • R. R. Greene

Organizations

  • Leidos

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Impedance
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Algorithms
  • Bottom Loss
  • Databases
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Engineering
  • Geography
  • Grazing Angles
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Probability
  • Probability Distributions
  • Random Variables
  • Seabed
  • Signal Processing
  • Sonar
  • Statistics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Oceanography.