Geoacoustic Parameters of Marine Sediments: Theory and Experiment

Abstract

There are four long term goals, as follows, in descending order of priority. 1) Characterize fully, from a physics-based model, the inter-relationships that exist between the geo-acoustic properties (i.e., compressional-wave speed and attenuation, shear-wave speed and attenuation, frequency, density, porosity, grain size, grain shape and overburden pressure) of saturated, unconsolidated granular media such as marine sediments. 2) Develop a deep-diving acoustic monitoring system capable of operating to the greatest depths in the ocean. 3) Relate the bubble structure to the acoustic properties of ship wakes. 4) Detect extremely high-energy neutrinos from their acoustic signatures in the ocean.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2007
Accession Number
ADA542951

Entities

People

  • M. J. Buckingham

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Signatures
  • Acoustics
  • Deep Diving
  • Detection
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Grain Size
  • High Energy
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Porosity
  • Secondary Waves
  • Wave Propagation
  • Waves

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Geotechnical Engineering.