Seabed Variability and its Influence on Acoustic Prediction Uncertainty

Abstract

A basic tenet of the Office of Naval Research s Uncertainty in the Natural Environment Defense Research Initiative (Uncertainty DRI) is that, in any strategic situation, environmental parameters will never be known in complete enough detail to enable a perfectly accurate acoustic detection. Our group has been funded address acoustic uncertainty associated with bottom and subbottom variability. In particular, we will (1) assess and characterize the seafloor variability, and (2) determine the impact of seafloor variability on acoustic prediction uncertainty.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA625094

Entities

People

  • John A. Goff

Organizations

  • University of Texas at Austin

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Acoustic Measurement
  • Acoustic Propagation
  • Acoustics
  • Backscattering
  • Detection
  • Environment
  • Geoacoustics
  • Grain Size
  • High Resolution
  • New Jersey
  • Physical Properties
  • Physics
  • Reflection
  • Seabed
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Surface Properties

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.