Seabed Variability and its Influence on Acoustic Prediction Uncertainty

Abstract

Long-term goals are to assess and characterize uncertainty in the tactical naval environment. In littoral warfare, the seabed and its variability is a controlling factor in sonar system performance. To assess uncertainty in shelf environments, the two critical steps are: (1) Characterize seafloor variability; and (2) Assess the impact of seafloor variability on acoustic prediction uncertainty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2005
Accession Number
ADA572614

Entities

People

  • Jaia P. M. Syvitski

Organizations

  • University of Colorado Boulder

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Boundaries
  • Climate
  • Climate Change
  • Drainage Basins
  • Environment
  • Expert Systems
  • Glaciers
  • Grain Size
  • Measurement
  • New Jersey
  • Predictive Modeling
  • Seabed
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topography
  • Uncertainty

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Coastal Oceanography