High-Frequency Sound Interaction in Ocean Sediments: Modeling Environmental Controls

Abstract

Our long term goal is to develop accurate models for high-frequency acoustic penetration into, propagation within, and scattering from shallow water ocean sediments. This work should specifically improve the Navy s ability to detect buried mines and, in general, improve sonar performance in shallow water. Additional objectives of the NRL program are to understand and model the complex interactions among environmental processes, sediment structure, properties, and behavior. These models allow portability of high-frequency bottom interaction models to sites of naval interest.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 30, 2002
Accession Number
ADA627189

Entities

People

  • Kevin B. Briggs
  • Michael Richardson

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Properties
  • Acoustic Scattering
  • Acoustics
  • Backscattering
  • Conductivity
  • Electrical Conductivity
  • Engineering
  • Frequency
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Power Spectra
  • Scattering
  • Seabed
  • Sediments
  • Shallow Water
  • Water

Readers

  • Acoustical Oceanography.