Shallow Water Mid-Frequency Research and FY07 Experiment

Abstract

Long-term goals: To understand mid-frequency (1-10 kHz) acoustics in shallow waters through measurements and modeling, including propagation, reflection, and forward- and backscatter. The top-level goals of this effort are to understand the important environmental processes, which impact mid-frequency sonar performances in shallow water environments; and to develop means to efficiently collect those environmental data. The LEAR (Littoral Environmental Acoustics Research) acoustics field experiment, part of Shallow Water 2006 (SW06) project, yielded abundant data sets carefully collected for the purpose of investigating mid-frequency (1-10 kHz) acoustics interacting with environments. Both acoustic data and relevant environmental data were measured contemporaneously to facilitate close model/data comparison.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2008
Accession Number
ADA480957

Entities

People

  • Dajun Tang

Organizations

  • University of Washington

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Backscattering
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Reflection
  • Shallow Water
  • Water

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.