Quantitative Side-Scan Research for Sediment Characterization and the Development of a Multibeam Subbottom Profiler

Abstract

The long-term goals of this work are to contribute to the understanding of bottom backscatter at high frequencies, provide techniques for determining sediment characteristics based on backscatter, and to support experiments within the context of underwater communications and bottom scattering experiments such as KauaiEx and SAX04. An additional goal, recently established for this project, is to contribute to an improved understand of shallow-subbottom backscatter at mid-range frequencies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA542367

Entities

People

  • Jerald W. Caruthers

Organizations

  • University of Southern Mississippi

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Acoustic Tomography
  • Backscattering
  • Change Detection
  • Detection
  • Digital Data
  • Dynamic Range
  • Frequency
  • High Resolution
  • Scattering
  • Sediments
  • Side Looking Sonar
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Statistics
  • Surveys
  • Tomography
  • Underwater Communications

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.