Spatial Variability and Robust Interpolation of Seafloor Sediment Properties Using the SEABED Data Bases

Abstract

This project is a collaborative effort with C. Jenkins at the Univ. Colorado. The long-term goals are to: (1) advance the understanding of the spatial variability of seabed properties as a function of geologic environment; (2) develop robust means of interpolation in the presence of uncertain data, (3) provide for the estimation of uncertainty in the interpolation at unsampled locations, and enable investigation of optimal survey design to minimize uncertainties; and (4) publish a computational/database structure capable of producing seafloor maps of wide geographic extent, for multidisciplinary use - in global change issues, defense, engineering, and ecology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA522852

Entities

People

  • John A. Goff

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Climate Change
  • Colorado
  • Continental Shelves
  • Databases
  • Grain Size
  • Information Science
  • Interpolation
  • Measurement
  • Noise
  • Power Spectra
  • Regions
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surveys
  • Uncertainty

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Research Science/Academic Research