Preliminary Environmental Assessment of the PROJECT GEMINI Site-Corpus Christi, Texas.

Abstract

This report is a preliminary assessment of the environment along parts of the continental shelf off corpus Christi, Texas, and predicts acoustic propagation for a specific site within the area. A geoacoustic model is developed, based upon archived high-resolution seismic and sediment core data. Theoretical bottom loss, transmission loss, and mode attenuations are calculated using these environmental models as input. Finally, an environmental acoustic evaluation is presented for guidance in the post-experiment analysis, and a comparison is made between the present evaluation and a previous acoustic experiment conducted at this location.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161895

Entities

People

  • J. E. Matthews
  • P. J. Bucca
  • W. H. Geddes

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Attenuation
  • Bottom Loss
  • Continental Shelves
  • Environment
  • Environmental Assessment
  • Guidance
  • High Resolution
  • Losses
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transmission Loss

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation