Measurement of High-Frequency Acoustic Scattering from Coastal Sediments.

Abstract

The focus of this work is measurement of monostatic and bistatic scattering from shallow water sediments. One objective is to use the scattering data to clarify mechanisms responsible for scattering. Another is to use the backscatter data to acoustically monitor physical and biological processes that affect the seafloor. During FY96, processing and interpretation of the Key West bistatic data was the major effort. In addition, backscatter model-data comparisons for ail three CBBL sites were completed, and the sonar events seen at Eckemfoerde were studied in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA320975

Entities

People

  • Darrell R. Jackson
  • Kevin L. Williams

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Phenomena
  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Acoustics
  • Backscattering
  • Biological Processes
  • Forward Scattering
  • Frequency
  • Grazing Angles
  • Measurement
  • Perturbation Theory
  • Perturbations
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Scattering
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Shallow Water

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering