Geotechnical and Geoacoustic Properties of Sediments Off South Florida: Boca Raton, Indian River Beach, Lower Tampa Bay, and the Lower Florida Keys
Abstract
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and the University of South Florida (USF) have been funded by the Office of Naval Research to provide ground truth data for the acoustic classification systems that will be tested on the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV), specifically FAU's Chirp sonar and quantitative side scan sonar. The Sampling, Mapping, and Chirping (SMAC) Expedition off Boca Raton, FL, in November 1994 was the first of several collaborative field efforts between NRL, USF, and FAU. The second field effort was conducted in the Lower Florida Keys in February 1995. The third joint field effort was conducted in June 1995 in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area; specifically in the lower extent of Tampa Bay near Egmont Key and off Indian Rocks Beach. This report is a vehicle to disseminate NRL geologic, geotechnical, and geoacoustic data collected on the joint cruises.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 24, 1997
- Accession Number
- ADA441931
Entities
People
- Dawn L. Lavoib
- Kevin B. Briggs
- Kevin P. Stephens
- Michael D. Richardson
- Yoko Furukawa
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory